What is Chief Rabbinate of Israel?
The '''Chief Rabbinate of Israel''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: הרבנות הראשית לישראל - ''Ha-Rabanut Ha-Rashit Li-Yisra'el'') is the highest [[rabbi]]nical [[institution]] in [[Israel]]. ==Overview== The Chief Rabbinate of Israel consists of Chief Rabbis of various places in Israel, and is presided by two Chief Rabbis, an [[Ashkenazi]] and a [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardi]] rabbi, both elected for ten years. The Chief Rabbinate has religious legal power in Israel, but also involves with matters of [[halakha]] outside the country. ==Work== In Israel, it deals with matters concerning Jewish life, like marriage and [[divorce]], conversion to Judaism, [[kosher]] food, holy sites like the [[Western Wall]], [[yeshiva]]s, rabbinical courts etc. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel is based in [[Jerusalem]]. ==Related pages== * [[List of Chief Rabbis of Israel]] * [[Heichal Shlomo]], former seat of the Chief Rabbinate ==Other websites== * [http://www.rabanut.gov.il/ Chief Rabbinate of Israel Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008161535/http://rabanut.gov.il/ |date=2017-10-08 }} {{Commonscat}} <Gallery> David Lau 1.JPG|Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi [[David Lau]] Mercaz HaRav (42).JPG|Sephardi Chief Rabbi [[Yitzhak Yosef]] </Gallery> {{Religion-stub}} [[Category:Israel]] [[Category:Judaism]] [[Category:Jewish culture]] [[Category:Chief Rabbinate of Israel| ]]