The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/david-stav/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png David Stav | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/david-stav/ 32 32 From Zoom megillahs to sirens during reading, all you need to know about Purim at war https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-zoom-megillahs-to-sirens-during-reading-all-you-need-to-know-about-purim-at-war/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:44:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3766615 In light of the emergency situation, Israel's Home Front Command has banned public gatherings, including recitations of the Book of Esther. Leading rabbis weigh in on how to celebrate

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]]> ‘Studying Torah is what protects us’: Haredi leaders conduct prayers against IDF draft https://www.timesofisrael.com/studying-torah-is-what-protects-us-haredi-leaders-lead-prayers-against-idf-draft/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:19:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3625197 Rabbi Dov Lando celebrates with draft evader in Bnei Brak; Tzohar's Rabbi David Stav counters that prayer and fasting against conscription is a 'despicable disgrace of God’s name'

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]]> After yearlong strife, Knesset passes Shas’s controversial ‘Rabbis Law’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-yearlong-strife-knesset-passes-shass-controversial-rabbis-bill/ Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:22:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3460295 New law on funding salaries of religious officials 'promotes the politicization of the rabbinate,' warns Rabbi David Stav of the liberal Tzohar rabbinic group

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]]> Critics charge new regulations will hand Shas control over municipal rabbinates https://www.timesofisrael.com/critics-charge-new-regulations-will-hand-shas-control-over-municipal-rabbinates/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:58:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3439617 'They will actually control all the local rabbinates, all the local rabbis in Israel,' says Rabbi David Stav from the liberal Tzohar rabbinic group

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]]> Feminist groups decry law setting quota for women in assembly that elects chief rabbis https://www.timesofisrael.com/feminist-groups-decry-law-setting-quota-for-women-in-body-that-elects-chief-rabbis/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:34:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3435955 Billed as an effort to increase female representation, measure actually serves to disenfranchise female Torah scholars, say critics

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]]> October 7 trauma reconnects Israelis with a 2,000-year-old Jewish day of mourning https://www.timesofisrael.com/october-7-trauma-reconnects-israelis-with-a-2000-year-old-jewish-day-of-mourning/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:54:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3352331 Thousands of synagogues prepare to feature lamentations about the Hamas atrocities, on Tisha B'Av, a fast day that commemorates historical - and now contemporary - tragedies

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]]> Chief rabbi under fire for crediting yeshivas, not army, with Israel’s survival in war https://www.timesofisrael.com/chief-rabbi-under-fire-for-crediting-yeshivas-not-army-with-israels-survival-in-war/ Sun, 28 Apr 2024 11:18:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3277661 Critics slam Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, with one retorting that by that logic, the rabbi himself 'should go to jail with his supporters for their failure on October 7'

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]]> A leading Religious Zionist rabbi hopes a post-Oct. 7 Israeli faith resurgence endures https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-leading-religious-zionist-rabbi-hopes-a-post-oct-7-israeli-faith-resurgence-endures/ Sun, 24 Dec 2023 12:49:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3183649 As Israel fights its enemies, Tzohar co-founder Rabbi David Stav sees Jewish Israelis turning to their religion and unifying around it -- but he worries about a post-war slump

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]]> Fearing crisis, secular and devout unveil new Israeli manifesto at Ben Gurion’s home https://www.timesofisrael.com/fearing-crisis-secular-and-devout-unveil-new-israeli-manifesto-at-ben-gurions-home/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:06:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3094120 The document, authored by prominent individuals from both sides of the religious divide, seeks to address what it means to have a Jewish state

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]]> Activists on both sides of overhaul debate hold mass Western Wall prayer for unity https://www.timesofisrael.com/activists-on-both-sides-of-overhaul-debate-hold-mass-western-wall-prayer-for-unity/ Sun, 23 Jul 2023 10:20:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3056857 Ahead of Tisha B'Av, organizers of gathering and subsequent march in Jerusalem plead with sparring parties to think of the destruction brought on by discord

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]]> High Court says Rabbinate must review exclusion of competitor’s kosher certification https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-says-rabbinate-must-review-exclusion-of-competitors-kosher-certification/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:48:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3037797 Court rules in favor of a petition by the Tzohar rabbinical group against its exclusion from labeling imported goods

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]]> Leading rabbi calls for public day of fasting to heal overhaul discord https://www.timesofisrael.com/leading-rabbi-calls-for-public-day-of-fasting-to-heal-overhaul-discord/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 22:25:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2980377 Tzohar founder Rabbi David Stav issues plea for prayers and refraining from food Wednesday 'so our leaders find the way to continue this tremendous project -- the State of Israel'

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]]> 75 Israeli Orthodox leaders call for dialogue on judicial overhaul https://www.timesofisrael.com/75-israeli-orthodox-leaders-call-for-dialogue-on-judicial-overhaul/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:36:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2951654 Though many signatories of open letter have deep ties to settler movement, most are part of the more liberal wing of the religious Zionist community

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]]> National religious rabbis urge probe of sex abuse allegations against Rabbi Tau https://www.timesofisrael.com/national-religious-rabbis-urge-probe-of-sex-abuse-allegations-against-rabbi-tau/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:05:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2870984 Rabbis Yuval Cherlow and David Stav of Tzohar say police must investigate claims against ultra-conservative religious leader

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]]> Matan Kahana has upset the religious status quo, and his work won’t be easily undone https://www.timesofisrael.com/matan-kahana-has-upset-the-religious-status-quo-and-his-work-wont-be-easily-undone/ Sun, 03 Jul 2022 10:16:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2781967 After a year in the Religious Services Ministry, Yamina MK gets a middling grade from liberal figures for shaking up Haredi hegemony but failing to advance core issues

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