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A court hearing on the government's drafting of yeshiva students for the IDF, at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024

Chief Rabbi election must be held by September 30, High Court rules

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef speaks during the funeral of Yehuda Deri, the chief rabbi of Beersheba, in Jerusalem, July 9, 2024

New interim chief rabbi appointed, previous resigned over inclusion of female rabbis

 END OF AN ERA: Israel’s two chief rabbis conclude their tenure, leaving their positions vacant. (Dalle-E)

Editor's Notes: Chief rabbis retire but did anybody notice?

 ASHKENAZI CHIEF Rabbi David Lau (left) and Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: The silence of our two chief rabbis is thunderously indicative of the abject state of these once meaningful and relevant positions, the writer argues.

Israel no longer has chief rabbis after ministry fails to hold timely elections

 SMOKE RISES following Israeli strikes in Rafah. While the government could get the IDF to drag out the operation in Rafah for an extra week or two, it won’t be able to do that for long, the writer argues.

Without a plan from the government, IDF gains in Gaza will be lost

 Israel's chief rabbis seen as a playing card in this AI-made illustration

Two rabbis too many? A look at Israel's confusing chief rabbi system

 Israel's Chief Rabbi David Lau is seen at the establishment of the Latin American Rabbinical Organization, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 2, 2023.

Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau calls for slain Palestinian convert to be buried in Jewish grave

 Israel's Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau attends a ceremony of the Israeli police for the Jewish new year at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem on September 5, 2021.

Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi hints criticism towards Sephardic counterpart on 'exodus' of haredi Jews

 A PHOTO which expresses the pain, fear and frustration of the plight of agunot is part of a photography exhibit of Yad La’isha.

Chief Rabbi David Lau establishes special rabbinical court to support agunot affected by war

 President Isaac Herzog speaks with Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef in a sukkah, Sunday, October 1, 2023.

Herzog visits sukkot of Chief Rabbis ahead of his own sukkah 'open house'

 View of the Stella Maris Monastery in the northern Israeli city of Haifa,  on August 1, 2023

Israel's chief rabbi defends Christians amid attacks on Stella Maris

 ASHKENAZI CHIEF Rabbi David Lau and Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef at an event in Jerusalem earlier this year. Who is lining up to replace them?

Israel's chief rabbi elections to be delayed by at least six months - report

 A damaged vehicle is seen on top the rubbles after an earthquake in Iskenderun, Turkey February 6, 2023.

Jews missing in Turkey following deadly earthquakes - Israel's chief rabbi