5 shocking quotes by Israel’s chief rabbis Yitzhak Yosef said the country's non-Jews should be expelled to Saudi Arabia. Some other things Israel's top clergy have said that may shock you. By Uriel Heilman March 28, 2016 3:33 pm
Ex-chief rabbi Yona Metzger arrested for allegedly receiving bribes Former Israeli chief rabbi Yona Metzger was arrested on suspicion of bribe taking and other offenses during his decade-long tenure. November 18, 2013 8:14 am
Metzger arrest latest in long string of chief rabbi scandals When news broke that Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi, Yona Metzger, was arrested on suspicion of fraud and money laundering, much of the country had the same reaction: Who cares? June 24, 2013 10:32 am
Yaakov Yosef, influential rabbi and son of Shas spiritual leader, dies By Cnaan Liphshiz April 14, 2013 10:27 am
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate facing new wave of criticism and calls for change By Neil Rubin July 9, 2012 6:40 pm
In Israel, talking tachlis with Obama’s (halachically Jewish!) half-brother By Daniel Treiman May 11, 2011 8:57 pm