A Senior Official In The Israeli Government Appointed Chief Rabbinate Is on Trial for Issuing Kashrut Certificates in Exchange for Bribes

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https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/religious-secular-in-israel-israel/chief-rabbinate-senior-official-on-trial-for-issuing-kashrut-certificates-in-exchange-for-bribes/2020/06/23/ Rabbi Yitzhak Cohen Arazi, a former senior Chief Rabbinate official who was in charge of issuing kashrut certificates to imported products, will face criminal indictments in court next week for receiving bribes worth NIS 150,000 ($44,000) over several years. … Continued

Rabbi Jonathan Ziring’s Surprising Revelations About the Karaites and the Ethiopian-Falasha Community

Rabbi Jonathan Ziring’s Surprising Revelations About the Karaites and the Ethiopian-Falasha Community In an audio by Rabbi Jonathan Ziring at https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/871805/rabbi-jonathan-ziring/psak-and-history-marrying-karaites-and-ethiopians/  he lists the historical problems of accepting the Jewishness of Karaites and the Ethiopian (Falasha) community. He says straight out that … Continued