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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

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Illustrative: A Woman removes her wedding ring. (Dragana991/iStock)
October 15, 2024, 10:52 pm
Haifa court rules divorce refusal is a crime, sentences husband to 18 months in prison
Man is 2nd to be sentenced to prison for refusing to give his wife a ‘get,’ after trapping her in marriage since 2004; rabbinic courts in US, Israel have issued rulings against him
By Mati Wagner
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau speaks during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at 'Hostages Square' in Tel Aviv, April 18, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 26, 2024, 11:47 pm
Citing nepotism concerns, High Court of Justice halts rabbinical courts appointments
Petition filed by attorney notes that Chief Rabbi David Lau is a member of the committee considering the promotion of two of his relatives
By Canaan Lidor
Illustrative: A Jewish wedding with chuppah in Vienna 2007. (CC BY SA 2.5 Gryffindor)
April 16, 2023, 5:20 am
Many Jews eligible to marry via Rabbinate elect to do so abroad instead — survey
Report finds 1 in 3 couples who got a civil marriage could’ve had a religious ceremony in Israel, indicating rising alienation from religious bodies even as observance remains high
By Canaan Lidor
Bruce Brill examines barley in Jerusalem, Israel on March 22, 2023. (Canaan Lidor)
April 5, 2023, 10:40 am
As Karaites undergo a resurgence, why is their Passover different from all others?
An ancient stream of Judaism whose members distrust rabbinical authority, Karaism is seen growing in popularity among skeptical Israelis
By Canaan Lidor
Illustrative: An Israeli couple photographed for their wedding at a blossoming almond tree field in Latrun on February 25, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 16, 2023, 2:55 pm
As Jewish Israelis lose trust, fewer are marrying through the Rabbinate
The number of Jews registering weddings with the state body has decreased since 2011, even as the population has grown by more than 20%, religious advocacy group finds
By Judah Ari Gross
The entrance to the offices of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, Jerusalem. (Flash90)
January 30, 2023, 5:24 pm
Less than a third of Jewish Israelis trust the Rabbinate; does it care?
Annual study of public faith in national institutions finds diminishing trust in the Chief Rabbinate over the years, and that holds true regardless of respondents’ religiosity
By Judah Ari Gross
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with Shas party chairman Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, March 4, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 18, 2020, 1:12 pm
Interior minister revives efforts for Orthodox control over Jewish conversion
Aryeh Deri reportedly asks prime minster to distribute memorandum for bill seeking to recognize only conversions authorized by the ultra-Orthodox state rabbinate
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Kashrut supervisors inspect produce at a fruit and vegetable warehouse on March 20, 2016. (Yaakov Naumi/FLASH90)
July 24, 2019, 10:31 pm
Senior rabbinate kashrut official to stand trial for bribery
Rabbi Yitzchak Arazi allegedly accepted cash, alcohol, gifts in exchange for certifying imported foodstuffs as kosher
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Rabbinical Court in Tel Aviv on August 3, 2017. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90/File)
June 1, 2019, 11:37 am
Tel Aviv rabbinical court uses loophole to allow divorced woman to marry a kohen
Though Jewish law says a divorced women can’t marry descendant of priestly class, advocacy organization helps void woman’s first wedding, finding that the witnesses were related
By Cnaan Liphshiz
View from the halls of the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court's division for agunot, on September 17, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flsh90)
September 12, 2018, 9:01 pm
In first, Israeli man indicted for refusing his wife a divorce
Rabbinical court says move intended to further pressure husband, who has been in prison for over 17 years, to release ‘chained’ spouse
By Stuart Winer
Rabbi Dov Haiyun (Facebook)
July 21, 2018, 5:59 am
Why Israel nabbed a rabbi for performing a wedding, and why people are incensed
Arrest of Conservative Rabbi Dov Haiyun ignites a wave of protest in Israel and abroad against the Orthodox monopoly over Jewish practice
By Ben Sales
The picture posted by Chotam chiding Pasta Basta for its use of Tzohar for kosher supervision (Courtesy Chotam)
April 24, 2018, 6:04 pm
Call to boycott pasta joint over alternative kosher certificate backfires
After the Chotam organization took aim on Facebook at Pasta Basta, thousands pledged to eat at the chain’s branches
By Jessica Steinberg
The Riverdale K Grill House. (Google Street View)
January 21, 2018, 11:16 pm
NY kosher restaurateur says rabbis forcing him out because of non-Jewish wife
Dimitry Berezovskiy, owner of the Riverdale K Grill House, claims in lawsuit that landlord and local rabbinical council spreading rumors to drive him out of business
By JTA
A couple has their picture taken before their wedding at the Jaffa Port, as the Tel Aviv skyline is seen in the background. (Serge Attal/Flash90)
December 26, 2017, 7:00 pm
Orthodox group opens ‘alternative’ marriage service with Tel Aviv rabbinate
New Tzohar branch is liberal rabbinical organization’s first collaboration with state-run rabbinate
By JTA
Illustrative: A man stands outside the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 9, 2017, 6:35 pm
Rabbinic court conditions divorce on wife agreeing not to file rape charges
NGO calls on attorney general to open criminal investigation into Jerusalem rabbis’ ruling
By ToI Staff
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