Chief Rabbinate of Israel
The Chief Rabbinate of Israel, Hebrew: הרבנות הראשית לישראל - Ha-Rabanut Ha-Rashit Li-Yisra'el, is the highest rabbinical institution in Israel.
It consists of (mainly) Chief Rabbis of various places in Israel, and is presided by two Chief Rabbis, an Ashkenazi and a Sephardi rabbi, both elected for ten years.
The Chief Rabbinate has religious legal power in Israel, but also involves with matters of halakha outside the country.
In Israel it deals with matters concerning Jewish life, like marriage and divorce, conversion to Judaism, kosher food, holy sites like the Western Wall, yeshivas, rabbinical courts etc.
The Chief Rabbinate of Israel is in Jerusalem.
Related pages
- List of Chief Rabbis of Israel
- Heichal Shlomo, former seat of the Chief Rabbinate
References
- Chief Rabbinate of Israel Website Archived 2017-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef
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