Chief rabbi to take over conversion system
Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau informs the civil service commissioner that he intends to personally oversee all conversion procedures in ...
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Contentious kashrut reform comes into effect
Implementation will begin with the establishment of so-called "kashrut zones" that will allow religious councils to grant certificates to all ...
'Conversion reforms target very soul of the Jewish people'
Orthodox MKs oppose Religious Service Minister Matan Kahana's proposed framework to the process, claiming it would lead to mass assimilation.
Leading Haredi rabbis lambast government for 'destroying kashrut, conversion'
Ultra-Orthodox leaders Chaim Kanievsky and Gershon Edelstein to issue scathing letter criticizing lawmakers for reforms they claim would undermine Judaism.
Parties spoiling for food fight over kashrut reform
Hundreds of kashrut supervisors protest in Tel Aviv after the contentious kashrut bill clears major hurdle at Knesset committee.