Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s term as chief rabbi of Efrat reportedly has been extended by the Council of the Chief Rabbinate for five more years. The Council’s hearing was held Monday. Riskin turned 75 last ...

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In a petulant fashion not befitting their duties, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel is weighing a decision whether or not end Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s position as the Chief Rabbi of Efrat. Since Rabbi Riskin ...

The Chief Rabbinate decided not to automatically extend the tenure of Shlomo Riskin as chief rabbi of Efrat. The Chief Rabbinate Council, led by Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau, on Monday decided to ...

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, a prominent American-Israeli Orthodox rabbi, compared President Barack Obama to Haman, the villain of the Purim story. Riskin, the longtime chief rabbi of Efrat, a West Bank ...

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin with Shira Marili Mirvis, a graduate of Lindenbaum Seminary in Jerusalem, May 10, 2021. Highly regarded as one of the pre-eminent rabbinical figures in the worlds of Religious ...

There is more than one way to look at the battle between Israel’s Chief Rabbinate and Efrat’s rabbi, Shlomo Riskin. The story itself is simple: Riskin is 75 years old. He is also a relatively moderate ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Chief Rabbinate has no intention of removing Efrat Chief Rabbi Shlomo Riskin from his position, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau said. “There has never been any intention to push ...

When the intifada began in September 2000, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, chief rabbi of Efrat, Israel, received a call at 3:30 a.m. The lady on the other end, with a deep European accent, asked, "Rabbi Riskin, ...

Live from Jerusalem, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. He just spoke to Marc Rich today. And joining us from Washington on the eve of more hearings on the pardon, we'll hear from Senator Arlen Specter. Also in the ...

A man visiting from Manhattan introduced himself after finishing a Shabbat afternoon class in Jewish ethics and told me the following story: In the early years of Lincoln Square Synagogue, when Rabbi ...

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin said that, should Israel’s Chief Rabbinate dismiss him as chief rabbi of Efrat, he would not accept the decision. Speaking to JTA Tuesday, Riskin also said that the Chief Rabbinate ...