Jewish groups criticize proposed Israeli conversion bill The bill would require the state to recognize only conversions completed under the auspices of the haredi Orthodox-dominated Chief Rabbinate. May 17, 2017 2:01 pm
More than half of Israelis support marriage outside of Chief Rabbinate, survey finds The survey was conducted for an organization that promotes religious freedom in Israel. May 11, 2017 9:57 am
Supreme Court ends Israeli woman’s marriage to comatose husband after decade-long divorce The court blocked the Chief Rabbinate from reviewing the 2014 ruling of rabbis who determined the marriage may be dissolved years after the husband was injured in an accident. March 31, 2017 11:37 am
Jerusalem rabbinical court dismisses husband’s violence as grounds for divorce February 10, 2017 6:50 am
Citing intermarriage threat, Israeli rabbis ‘blacklist’ families deemed not Jewish By Andrew Tobin January 30, 2017 3:59 pm
Israel’s chief rabbis embrace friendlier approach to marriage, but is it enough? By Andrew Tobin January 12, 2017 4:30 pm
Israeli rabbis say Christmas trees not ‘kosher,’ raising questions of synagogue and state By Andrew Tobin December 21, 2016 12:17 pm
Israel’s chief rabbis form panel to set standards for recognizing foreign converts By Andrew Tobin December 15, 2016 7:50 am
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate promises standards for conversion rabbis and to count Ivanka Trump as Jewish By Andrew Tobin December 7, 2016 1:04 pm
Ideas RCA must stand behind the conversions performed by its members By Marc Angel and Rabbi Avi Weiss November 20, 2016 7:05 pm