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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 561

Tzohar Law

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, rabbi of the Jewish settlement of Efrat, conducts the Pidyon HaBen ceremony for a 30-day-old first born son in Efrat, West Bank, on May 25, 2015. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
May 28, 2015, 9:50 pm
As Rabbinate targets Rabbi Riskin, battle lines take shape
Organizations come out in support of popular religious leader who faces the boot for his progressive policies
By Ben Sales
Then-economy minister Naftali Bennett speaks at an economic conference, on September 2, 2014. (photo credit: Flash90)
May 28, 2015, 7:22 pm
Bennett slams rabbinate’s attempt to ‘stifle’ Riskin
Education minister intends to attend hearing on rabbi’s future in Efrat; rabbinate rebuffs criticism
By Gedalyah Reback
Efrat Rabbi Shlomo Riskin (courtesy office of Rabbi Riskin)
May 26, 2015, 2:43 pm
Efrat’s Rabbi Riskin pushes back as rabbinate mulls sacking him
Prominent US-born spiritual leader tells officials to ‘climb down from their tree’ amid disagreements over conversions
By Avi Lewis
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin speaking at the Lincoln Square Synagogue. (screen capture: YouTube/JBS)
May 25, 2015, 7:14 pm
Chief Rabbinate to weigh ending Rabbi Riskin’s tenure in Efrat
Senior officials said to seek removal of popular US-born rabbi for his liberal views on conversion, other issues
By Gedalyah Reback
Rabbi David Stav, co-founder and chairman of the Tzohar rabbinical organization, speaks at the 5th annual Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem on June 20, 2013. (Flash 90)
March 2, 2015, 1:44 pm
New prenup aims to nip Jewish divorce refusal
Organization seeks to end practice whereby a man can refuse to end a marriage, leaving his wife ‘chained’ to the union
By Avi Lewis
Rabbi Seth Farber, right, officiating at a wedding (photo - courtesy)
December 2, 2014, 4:57 pm
Vote against alternative Jewish weddings roils Diaspora
A two-year sentence for those performing or participating in illegal ceremonies is upheld in a committee vote
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Illustrative photo of a couple posing before their wedding, March 2012. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
October 28, 2013, 6:33 pm
Knesset passes ‘revolutionary’ marriage registration reform
Ultra-Orthodox MKs fail to block ‘Tzohar law,’ which will allow Israeli couples to choose which rabbi registers their wedding
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Illustrative photo of a couple posing for pictures before their wedding. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
May 19, 2013, 5:33 pm
Religious Affairs Ministry to promote wedding reform
Naftali Bennett and Eli Ben Dahan announce their support of the ‘Tzohar laws’ to ease access to marriage in Israel
By Asher Zeiger
Rachel Gur
April 30, 2012, 12:14 pm
Rachel Gur
Parliamentary passions
As the Knesset tackles religion during its summer session, expect things to get interesting
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