Chief Rabbinate of Israel - Wikipedia The Chief Rabbinate of Israel (Hebrew: הָרַבָּנוּת הָרָאשִׁית לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, Ha-Rabbanut Ha-Rashit Li-Yisra'el) is recognized by law [1] as the supreme rabbinic authority for Judaism in Israel It was established in 1921 under the British Mandate, and today operates on the basis of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Law, 1980
Chief rabbinate | Israel, Halakha Orthodoxy | Britannica chief rabbinate, in Judaism, a supreme religious authority whose decisions bind all those under its jurisdiction The prototype of the chief rabbinate was the Great Sanhedrin of Jerusalem, which, until the destruction of the Second Temple in ad 70, issued legislation and interpreted Jewish Law for all the Jewish people
The Chief Rabbinate - Jewish Virtual Library The Chief Rabbinate represents a continuation of the ancient trend in Jewish society to confer on one or more persons central religious authority, if possible for the whole of Jewry, or otherwise at least for a country or region
The Chief Rabbinate - Jewish History One of the great scholars and mystics of the Jewish people, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook is credited with starting the Chief Rabbinate in the modern State of Israel — but even in his lifetime he knew it did not turn out the way he envisioned it would be
The Changing Face of the Rabbinate | My Jewish Learning Exclusively the territory of young men for so long, rabbinical schools today in the non-Orthodox movements are welcoming women and gay students The second half of the 20th century saw more change in social mores and roles than the world had seen in centuries
Ask The Rabbi: What is the origin of the rabbinate? Ask The Rabbi: What is the origin of the rabbinate? The ordination of an unworthy person was deemed a terrible sin, especially when done for nefarious motives The rabbinate has a fascinating
The Role and Purpose of the Chief Rabbinate in Israel How the Chief Rabbinate of Israel can be effective in bridging the gap between religious and non-religious through a full understanding of its vitally important role