2+ week, 6+ day ago   (141+ words) New regulations establish minimum of 36,000 shekels and maximum of 360,000 shekels for Jewish marriage contracts, ending practice of writing unrealistic amounts that undermined document's legal standing Israel's Chief Rabbinate Council has approved groundbreaking regulations that for the first time set mandatory…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (218+ words) Rabbi David Yosef made rare public comments during a visit to the Gush Katif Museum in Jerusalem, marking 21 years since synagogues were burned following Israel's withdrawal "Just because of the desecration of the synagogues, G-d will destroy all of Gaza…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (115+ words) British authorities have launched investigations into individual British Jewish donors who made contributions to Orthodox yeshivas operating in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), according to i24NEWS. Several donors have already received official notices informing them that inquiries have been opened…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (223+ words) A leading Litvish rabbi in Bet Shemesh reportedly told seminary heads to accept mamlachti Haredi school graduates, breaking with years of hardline policy. Ramat Bet Shemesh Aleph was the first neighborhood where communities that don't see themselves as part of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (170+ words) The Knesset Constitution Committee advanced Basic Law: Torah Study to a first reading 10-4, despite objections from the Deputy Attorney General. The Knesset Constitution Committee approved the proposed Basic Law: Torah Study for its first reading Tuesday following a heated debate,…...