Rabbis

Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Conference of European Rabbis presents a seven-step plan to combat antisemitism and radicalization: revoking permits from inciters, monitoring foreign funding, closing institutions that encourage hatred, and holding digital platforms accountable.

Shas and Degel HaTorah are dealing with a court ruling that prohibits real-time tracking of voters at polling stations. Party representatives explain how the community- and technology-based mobilization system works, and in Shas they clarify: "We have adapted the systems to the new method, every activist is equipped with an app."

A storm surrounds the event planned at the Western Wall on the anniversary of the October 7 massacre: Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl and Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar issued a sharp protest today (Monday) against holding a joint prayer for Jews and Christians in the Western Wall area, and call on the public not to take part in the event and to work for its cancellation.

Amid rising antisemitism in New York, a group of rabbis met with Mayor Zoran Mamdani to protest his anti-Israel rhetoric. Participants warned that the mayor's public statements are creating a climate of vulnerability for the city's Jewish community.

According to the Knesset Research and Information Center, the average tenure of a city rabbi is expected to be 35.2 years. The Shas party is actively pushing for appointments, effectively restoring a 'job for life' model.

Rabbis emphasized that the mayor's statements against Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are harming the city's Jews, and requested increased police presence around synagogues amid rising hate crimes. One participant described the meeting as a "significant step in the right direction," while the mayor's office characterized the conversation as "open, positive, and constructive."

Following the opening of the mixed-gender "HaTrapez" beach in Tiberias, rabbis issued an instruction to avoid the nearby route for fear of compromising modesty and to prefer a long alternative route through Poriya.