Tag: Tzohar
Religious Zionist ‘ Tzohar’ Group Launches ‘Listening Together for Shofar’
The 'Tzohar' organization is launching a new project to encourage secular Jews to 'listen together' to shofar blowing on Rosh Hashana.
Troublemakers?
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin of Efrat (R) speaks with Rabbi David Stav. Rabbis Riskin and Stav are part of a group of leading rabbis who...
Tzohar Rabbinic Group Focuses on Anglo Immigrant ‘Fit’
The Tzohar rabbinic organization is focusing on how Anglo immigrants "fit" into Israel's mosaic this summer.
Tel Aviv Synagogue Vandalized with Anti-‘Jewish State’ Grafitti
A synagogue led by a Tzohar rabbi was vandalized with grafitti against the Jewish nation-state law.
Tzohar Provides ‘Power to the People’ and Their IDF Soldiers
Tzohar enabled IDF soldiers on the Gaza front to charge their cell phones in time to call home and say 'Shabbat Shalom.'
2 Liberal Orthodox Rabbis Warring over Flipping Fuse on Stormy Shabbat
A "Beit Hillel" rabbi reported his decision to turn on the electricity on a frozen Shabbat morning, only to be attacked by a "Tzohar" rabbi from his neck of the (snowy) woods.
Rabbi’s Chelsea Clinton Jewish Status Quip Stressing Tear with Reform
"The problem of assimilation among American Jews is not only an American problem, it's our problem, too."
Tzohar Rabbis Group Says New Law to Help Stop Assimilation
The new law that the Knesset passed Monday night to allow couples to register for marriages wherever they want will help prevent civil marriages...
Revolution: Knesset Approves Marriage for Straight Couples
Haredi MK Gafni has long embraced the tactic of resisting unfavorable registration by throwing a tantrum.
Revolutionary Marriage Reform Law Spells End to Haredi Domination
A seemingly minor law on where couples can register for marriage permits passed the Knesset and opens a new era in which Israelis will not be at the mercy of Haredi rabbis’ demands.
Want a Tzohar Rabbi for the Wedding? Avoid Petach Tikvah
The Religious Council of Petach Tikvah, located next to Tel Aviv, is generally known to give problems for couple wanting to get married by...
Ex-Mossad Chief Backs Move to ID Soviet Jews
Ephraim HaLevy, former chief of the Mossad, has committed himself to a program which will help certify the Jewish identities of thousands of immigrants,...
Rav Ovadia Calls Tzohar Rav Stav ‘Evil’; Tzohar Replies: Repent
The campaign for Chief Rabbi has sunk to the depths even politicians have not reached. Rav Ovadia calls Rav Stav of Tzohar “evil” and Tzohar calls on the Torah sage to “repent.” Next up: Tisha B’Av.
New Chief Rabbi Appointment Pitting Bennett Against Lapid
Yesh Atid opposes both the Jewish Home candidate and the tricky legislation his appointment would require.
National Religious Rabbis Support Outsider for Chief Rabbi
The election of the next chief rabbis will take place after the 19th Knesset is convened.
Tzohar Launches Campaign to Improve Israeli Rabbinate, Rabbinic Services
Among the items that Tzohar is calling for will be to elect new rabbinical court judges who would be more open to the needs of the general public, not just the religiously observant sectors; and new guidelines for managing the marriage, divorce and conversion processes in Israel – three areas that have been particularly alienating to secular Israelis.
Rabbinate Lifts Restrictions on Tzohar Rabbis Officiating at Weddings
Israel's Chief Rabbinate has agreed to lift restrictions on rabbis from the Tzohar organization conducting weddings.
Under the agreement inked Thursday, Tzohar rabbis who meet...
New Knesset ‘Tzohar Law’ to Curtail Chief Rabbinate’s Control on Weddings Passes First Reading
The new law will end the obligation of Jewish couples to be wedded only by the rabbi of their locale, permitting them to choose any recognized Orthodox rabbi in the country to perform their marriage.
Tzohar Rabbis Recall the Breaking of a Heifer’s Neck, Atoning for a Disturbing Death
Tzohar Chairman Rabbi David Stav arrived Thursday morning with a minyan of Rabbis near the entrance to Kibbutz HaZore'a, where they conducted a prayer, calling on everyone to take greater care when driving, and protesting the deep moral offense of a hit-and-run driver who left a young female soldier for dead.