Israel’s chief Sephardi rabbi slammed Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, the chief rabbi of Efrat, for his liberal “innovations.” Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef made the comments Saturday night during his weekly sermon, ...

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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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shas spiritual leader and former Sephardic chief rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, seen during a weekly lecture at the Yazdim synagogue in ...

In an opinion column entitled “A Hanukkah Letter to the Hilltop Youth” that appeared in the Israeli daily Ha-aretz, Chief Rabbi Shlomo Riskin of Efrat criticizes violent settlers as acting contrary to ...

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 ...