Tag: Rabbi David Lau

"An act of taunting nations using the name of religion and the name of heaven is a desecration of the name of heaven."

Rabbi Lau also attended a regional summit of some 30 rabbis from Sydney, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Cambodia, and met with Israeli and Taiwanese officials as well during his stay.

Israel’s leading rabbis issue an appeal to the public to include a special prayer for rain in the daily services when the winter rains are scant, and drought looms on the horizon.

Rabbi David Lau: Granting citizenship to anyone with a Jewish grandparent endangers the Jewish character of the state.

This week's unprecedented heat wave, with temperatures rising to 114 degrees Fahrenheit even along the shore, hasn't helped things.

The rains of the last few weeks have improved the seasonal rainfall, and the rabbinate has changed its directive and ordered the chazan to no longer say the special prayer for rainfall.

“I call on the public to attend the prayer and to bring umbrellas, because together we will rip open the skies.”

Hacohen demanded a quick response from the Rabbinate, or he would appeal to the Supreme Court.

Chief Rabbi David Lau said has urged Jerusalem families to open their doors and host drivers and passengers stranded in the mammoth snowstorm that...

The new law that the Knesset passed Monday night to allow couples to register for marriages wherever they want will help prevent civil marriages...

Rabbi David Lau, the recently elected chief Ashkenazi rabbi of Israel, has been accused of cheating on an ordination exam. Israel’s Channel 2 reported Sunday...

Rabbi David Lau committed to consulting with "giur breaker" Rabbi Sherman before any consultation on conversions.

Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Metzger is in big trouble. he is under house arrest for five days. He denies any wrongdoing but faces possible charges for bribery, breach of public trust and money laundering.