Son of Marcus Melchior, who helped save Danish Jewry from Nazis, is survived by son former MK Rabbi Michael Melchior; grandsons Jair and Joav, chief rabbis of Denmark and Norway

Yuli Edelstein says 'the vaccines will save all of us,' believes this trumps religious rules; chief Sephardic rabbi denies request was made to approve vaccinations on weekends

Former justice says Yitzhak Yosef has made 'hateful comments against large parts of the public' while ignoring court rulings; Aryeh Deri vows to protect chief rabbis' independence

Chief rabbis attend traditional priestly blessing service at Old City site as supplication made on behalf of US president stricken with coronavirus

Jewish News: Faith leaders from UK, Israel, South Africa, Argentina call for people to be kind to one another and observe lockdown guidelines ahead of Passover

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

As virus spreads, Jewish law requires total adherence to all instructions of health officials, Rabbis Lau and Yosef declare in edicts to the faithful

LGBT community fumes after capital's top Sephardic cleric tells seminar that homosexuality is a 'wild lust' that can be overcome with simple fear of God