Which Diaspora rabbis does the Rabbinate trust? It depends on this guy The Rabbinate has declined to publicize a list of rabbis it trusts to determine whether immigrants are Jewish enough to marry.
Religious rights group Itim sues Israeli rabbinate The lawsuit seeks to force the rabbinate to release its list of rabbis approved to vouch for an immigrant’s Jewish status.
Religious advocacy group asks Chief Rabbinate to regulate ‘spitting’ rite Halitza, known as the Jewish “spitting” rite, is required by Jewish law when a woman who is widowed with no children wishes to remarry.