Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer: At least 33-40 percent of people in America who present themselves as “Jewish” are in fact not Jewish
21 Feb 2022

Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer: At least 33-40 percent of people in America who present themselves as “Jewish” are in fact not Jewish

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Excerpt from https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/322543 At least 33-40 percent of people in America who present themselves as “Jewish” are in fact not Jewish, not eligible to be counted in minyan nor to be married by an Orthodox rabbi nor to have their … Continued

A Senior Official In The Israeli Government Appointed Chief Rabbinate Is on Trial for Issuing Kashrut Certificates in Exchange for Bribes
29 Jun 2020

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