Religious Zionist rabbis form private conversion court

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prominent Israeli rabbis connected to the religious Zionist movement have established a private conversion court. The formation of the court comes a month after the Israeli government canceled landmark More...

Rabbi Avi Weiss Quits RCA

The always boisterous and sometimes controversial Rabbi Avi Weiss has resigned from the Rabbinical Council of America, the Orthodox rabbinical association of North America. He did so due to the RCA’s refusal More...

Efrat Chief Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Involved In Dueling Civil Suits

– – Rabbi Shlomo Riskin is fighting back against a man who has sued him. The Chief Rabbi of the Israeli city of Efrat filed a 1 million Shekel ($260, 000) suit against Samuel Wassermanin in a Jerusalem More...