With beaches packed and schools reopening, many have questioned the continued closure of houses of worship, which served as major vector for spread of COVID-19

David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef dismiss previous ruling that green-lighted tech option, while two rabbis behind it stick to their guns

While officials say properly maintained mikvehs are perfectly safe, women's advocates debate whether immersion is recommended at this time

Despite ongoing concern over lack of social distancing among ultra-Orthodox, police have no plans to shutter yeshivas defying closure order

For first time, attorney general permits state rabbinate officials to launch criminal proceedings against restaurants and caterers caught violating rabbinate's kashrut monopoly

Case of Oded Gez has set precedents, with state rabbinate publicizing his name to pressure him; after his 2016 escape under false identity, marriage was annulled in rare step

Organizations take action against Chief Rabbinate of Israel decision allowing Elon to keep his honorific after agreeing to not serve in clerical roles

Justices decide not to intervene in case of Orthodox Israeli couple kept in marital limbo for over three years after marrying outside state religious authorities

Controversial method began in Moscow, spread to Jerusalem and Sydney, as a private bid to confirm ex-Soviets as Jews. Now it faces a High Court challenge and a thunderous outcry

With claim, attorney seeks repeal of controversial law criminalizing weddings performed outside of state religious authorities