Rabbinical court
Rabbinical Court denies woman's cremation request, orders Jewish burial
The court ruled that the woman was not competent to make decisions regarding her body or inheritance, invalidating the will and ordering that her remains be transported to Israel for burial.
Rabbinic court judge criticizes Judaism inquisitors - ITIM
'He just hates women': Smotrich-backed chief rabbi nom. faces controversy over child support policy
Divorce refusal will only be solved if everyone does their part - opinion
Bnei Brak Yeshiva announce death of Rabbi Baruch Weisbecker z"l
Rabbi Baruch Weisbecker was known to be dedicated to the spiritual development of his students and was a leading figure in the Haredi community.
Senior judge in rabbinic court system named as victim in Jerusalem attack
Wasserman was considered one of the more senior and experienced judges in the rabbinical court system.
New to Israel? Rabbis here aren't the same as they are elsewhere - opinion
Many immigrants assume that the rabbinic model they knew in their country of origin applies in Israel. This is not the case.
Protesters gather outside Tel Aviv's Rabbinical Court on 'Day of Resistance'
A protester sprayed an inscription on the wall of the Rabbinical Court, writing "shame." Police detained her for questioning, on suspicion of vandalizing real estate.
In Israel, a crumb of bread is valued more than a woman's life - opinion
They simply do not view the people they judge as equal before the law, in fact, the opposite: they actively discriminate against women and frequently the non-religious.
Haredi woman from NY released from marriage to Lebanese Muslim husband
The woman discovered that her husband was Muslim and not Orthodox-Jewish only after she married him.
Gender discrimination in child support: Who decides, Supreme Court or Rabbinical Court?
Back in 2015, I wrote a paper arguing that Jewish Law is not discriminatory as the courts claim, at least from when the children are 6 years old.
‘Prove you’re a Jew!’ A cautionary tale for all immigrants in Israel
It is important for other Anglos to know about this story. It appears that neither age nor decades as an Israeli citizen ensure that an individual can avoid this irrational situation.
Rabbinic court approves publishing name of American-Israeli get refuser
The Rabbinic court allowed to publish the name of the husband who refuses to give his wife a divorce according to Jewish Law in order to pressure him.
Who is a Jew? 70% of Jewish Israelis say patrilineal descent doesn't count
The poll is the IDI's biennial statistical report and serves as an in-depth look at the balance between religion and state that is so central to Israel and Israeli society.
Change Jewish marriage methods to free agunot - opinion
Management of iggun assumes that agunah is a necessary, inevitable, unending fact of life. But iggun is not a law of math or terrestrial physics. It is literally, man-made and can and must be unmade.
