Milei's visit to the Western Wall was one of the first things he did when he arrived in the Holy Land, bringing the leader to tears.
The question of the kosher status of cultivated meat products carries great significance for the future of kashrut and may lay the groundwork for entirely new precedents in this area.
The impact of the decision is yet to be seen: it does not mandate, but merely permits, the inclusion of women to be considered for the committee that selects Chief Rabbis and Chief Rabbinate Council.
Pronouncing a person’s death is one of the most sensitive, religiously complex issues faced by the Military Rabbinate.
An agunah is a woman unable to be divorced by her husband. During the Israel-Hamas war such cases have become noticeable enough to warrant rabbinical intervention.
Wasserman was considered one of the more senior and experienced judges in the rabbinical court system.
Some laws can be altered or followed differently due to the principle of "pikuach nefesh," asving a person's life.
Many immigrants assume that the rabbinic model they knew in their country of origin applies in Israel. This is not the case.
Why do hotel guests, some of them wealthy, accept the procedure of paying for late check-out abroad, but expect it gratis in Israel?
The direct cost of corrupt kashrut services is very high and burdens the economy with about $800 million, as well as raising the cost of almost all goods to our families, rich and poor.