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April 30, 2025, 5:08 pm
As Israel shifts from sorrow to joy, rabbinic group offers new prayer for grieving nation
Drafted by Tzohar, the prayer aims to help the public navigate the painful transition from Memorial Day to Independence Day amid ongoing trauma and hostage crisis
By
Rossella Tercatin
March 9, 2025, 10:57 pm
Religious Services minister backs down from bid to control appointments of city rabbis
Following High Court petition by Tzohar and ITIM groups, Michael Malkieli rolls back regulations guaranteeing him control of selection committees
By
Rossella Tercatin
December 20, 2024, 1:58 pm
Critics charge new regulations will hand Shas control over municipal rabbinates
‘They will actually control all the local rabbinates, all the local rabbis in Israel,’ says Rabbi David Stav from the liberal Tzohar rabbinic group
By
Sam Sokol
October 13, 2024, 11:00 pm
Dan Damri, 21: Partygoer who ‘raised everyone’s spirits’
Murdered by Hamas while fleeing the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7
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August 12, 2024, 3:54 pm
October 7 trauma reconnects Israelis with a 2,000-year-old Jewish day of mourning
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
By
Canaan Lidor
December 24, 2023, 2:49 pm
A leading Religious Zionist rabbi hopes a post-Oct. 7 Israeli faith resurgence endures
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
By
Ben Sales
July 23, 2023, 1:20 pm
Activists on both sides of overhaul debate hold mass Western Wall prayer for unity
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
By
Canaan Lidor
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Charlie Summers
June 21, 2023, 5:48 pm
High Court says Rabbinate must review exclusion of competitor’s kosher certification
Court rules in favor of a petition by the Tzohar rabbinical group against its exclusion from labeling imported goods
By
Canaan Lidor
April 3, 2023, 4:32 pm
New Passover guide aims to help families with loved ones living with dementia
Tzohar and Emda organizations team up to provide practical guidance on how to follow Jewish law while including the ill in holiday traditions as best as possible
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
March 22, 2023, 12:25 am
Leading rabbi calls for public day of fasting to heal overhaul discord
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’
By
Canaan Lidor
November 10, 2022, 11:05 am
National religious rabbis urge probe of sex abuse allegations against Rabbi Tau
Rabbis Yuval Cherlow and David Stav of Tzohar say police must investigate claims against ultra-conservative religious leader
By
Amy Spiro
July 3, 2022, 1:16 pm
Matan Kahana has upset the religious status quo, and his work won’t be easily undone
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
By
Judah Ari Gross
May 9, 2022, 2:00 pm
Daily Briefing May 9: Knesset starts summer session as Russia mulls options
Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses what’s ahead in the Knesset as diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman looks at Victory Day’s ramifications for Ukraine
By
ToI Staff
May 8, 2022, 4:04 pm
Jerusalem cocktail bar drops kosher certification in bid for broader clientele
The Brown Jerusalem hotel’s Ruhan cocktail bar switches to non-kosher menu after four months as a Tzohar-certified brasserie
By
Jessica Steinberg
April 10, 2022, 4:43 pm
Passover prep: All your eggs — and matzah — in one basket
Some ideas to get you ready for the upcoming holiday, from decorative platters and handwoven matzah holders to outdoor markets serving up homemade horseradish and other Seder items
By
Jessica Steinberg
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