Thousands pray at Western Wall for abducted teens Thousands gathered at the Western Wall to pray for the safe return of three teens kidnapped last week in the West Bank.
New chief rabbi Lau accused of cheating on ’93 ordination exam Rabbi David Lau, the recently elected chief Ashkenazi rabbi of Israel, has been accused of cheating on an ordination exam.
Israeli Chief Rabbi David Lau: Slur on blacks was a ‘joke’ Rabbi David Lau, the newly elected chief rabbi of Israel, said a remark he made about blacks that was widely condemned as racist was a “joke.”
