Torah, gefilte fish, and the road to the rabbinate
Eliezer Igra, a former combat soldier and settlement founder, and now a candidate for chief rabbi, speaks to The Times of Israel about ancient law in modern Israel and why the Jewish state is becoming...
View ArticleSpeculation roils chief rabbi race
A new-old candidate, former chief rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, is said to be considering a comeback
View ArticleRabbinate must adapt or perish, says chief rabbi candidate
In effort to overcome conservative establishment, slow and steady is only formula for moderates
View ArticleMK puts chief rabbi laws on hold
Citing current lack of support, Zvulun Kalfa withdraws bill that would remove age limit, allow second term in post
View ArticleWould-be chief rabbis line up
10 candidates for the highest rabbinic position in the land include sons of former chief rabbis and a few controversial figures
View ArticleBoston Jewry implores Netanyahu to back moderate Stav for chief rabbi
The prime minister is urged to help retake the rabbinate from ‘distrusted non-Zionist rabbinical authorities’
View ArticleYitzhak Yosef, David Lau win chief rabbi posts
Both sons of former chief rabbis continue family dynasties, both candidates seen as mainstream
View Article
