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The Israeli rabbinate as an extra-territorial entity | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · · 767 words · By RUTH HALPERIN-KADDARI
Gender Inequality Democratic Governance Judicial Accountability
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Naomi Avraham – an attorney, accountant, and social activist, who had left the haredi [ultra-Orthodox] community, gave a very brave interview in Haaretz”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about Haredi Judaism and a separate Haaretz article about a hat dealer. There is no mention of Naomi Avraham, her profession, or an interview she gave to Haaretz.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Haredi community of New Haven has close to 150 families and a number of thriving Haredi educational institutions.[75].With Haredi Judaism having a heavy emphasis on marriage, especially while youn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haredi_Judaism
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web search NEUTRAL — The haredi phenomenon is relatively recent, though its precise origins are difficult to trace. Keep My Jewish Learning free. Passover may be over, but your chance to support Jewish connection isn't.
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/haredim-charedim/
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web search NEUTRAL — "The hat represents a basic and a very important element like no other within the Haredi public, since this public attaches the utmost importance not only to the quality of the hat that it wears but a…
https://www.haaretz.com/2009-04-24/ty-article/why-is-a-hared…
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“There are 111 male rabbinical judges (dayanim), and not a single woman.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Israeli Rabbinical Court judges are exclusively men in accordance with Orthodox tradition. While the specific number '111' is not explicitly listed in the snippets, the fact that there are zero women is corroborated by multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Six-Day War, or the 1967 Arab–Israeli war (5–10 June 1967), was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, in the context of the Arab–Israeli conflic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yom Kippur War, also known as the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, the fourth Arab–Israeli War, the October War, or the Ramadan War (6–25 October 1973), was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War
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“The appointments committee meets behind closed doors and operates on the basis of political deals and loyalties.”
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The evidence provided does not contain a direct confirmation of the appointments committee's internal operations or political deals. One source mentions 'politicization of the appointments process' by Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, but this is a quote from a specific individual rather than a corroborated fact across multiple independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — The political system of the State of Israel and its main principles are set out in 11 Basic Laws. Israel does not have a written constitution.The court system involves three stages of justice. Judges …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_system_of_government
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web search NEUTRAL — The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College insists the honor it will grant her on Sunday (May 17) has nothing to do with her views on Zionism. “Our criteria for this award is outstanding contributions i…
https://religionnews.com/2026/05/12/she-was-shunned-for-reno…
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web search NEUTRAL — Officials at the rabbinical courts in Tel Aviv, where caseloads are particularly heavy, characterized the situation as “an unprecedented crisis.”Authorities at the Ministry of Religious Services and w…
https://matzav.com/israels-rabbinical-courts-paralyzed-after…
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“Currently, a process is underway to appoint a new director-general to the system. The law allows this to take place with no transparency and no public tender.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and news homepages for Israel. There is no specific information regarding the appointment process of the director-general or the legality of public tenders for this role.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel, [a] officially the State of Israel, [b] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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web search NEUTRAL — News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed on Israel News: All for the latest updates, and breaking news on Israeli politics, culture, Israeli sports, Health, and Tech from the Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news
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“The Rackman Center has already petitioned against this [the appointment process of the director-general].”
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Two separate web search results confirm that the Rackman Center filed petitions regarding the Rabbinical Court, specifically mentioning the appointment procedure for the director and the exclusion of women.
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web search NEUTRAL — The petitioners demanded to cancel the appointment procedure for the director of the Rabbinical Court, and allow women to contend for the role.
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4081820,00.html
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web search NEUTRAL — The roots of the case go back to a 2019 petition filed by six women along with ITIM, Kolech, and the Rackman Center, after women who had studied Jewish law were barred from taking the exams.
https://vinnews.com/2026/04/28/women-taking-rabbinical-certi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, the director of the Rackman Center, said that "the politicization of the appointments process has reached new heights,” and claimed that the appointment of associate judges is a…
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/bor…
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“the entire IT infrastructure of the rabbinical courts, including emails, calendars, and databases, was totally shut down due to an unpaid debt of NIS 700,000 to Microsoft.”
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One source (Matzav.com) mentions that the rabbinical courts in Tel Aviv were paralyzed because all emails were shut down, describing it as an 'unprecedented crisis.' However, the specific detail about a 700,000 NIS debt to Microsoft is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tickets to Primetime game 2/24 I visiting New York the weekend of the 24th, I really want to attend a Knicks game but it’s crazy expensive. Honestly I think I’ll suck it up and just go buy should I wa…
https://www.reddit.com/r/newyorkknicks/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 3, 2024 · [Post Game Thread] After a hard fought series, the New York Knicks (4-2) advance to the second round by eliminating the Philadelphia 76ers (2-4) in game 6 by a score of 118 - 115, behind…
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1ciz3rg/post_game_thre…
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web search NEUTRAL — Use the first round picks for added depth or trade picks now? Seeing conflicting reports on this, on one hand, the knicks should use the picks to improve the back of the bench that was a major weak sp…
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“Now, with the passage of a law expanding the rabbinical courts’ jurisdiction to decide [in certain] civil disputes, including contracts, labor, and property, with immediate enforcement”
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Three independent web search results confirm the passage of a law expanding the authority of rabbinical and Sharia courts to act as arbitrators in civil disputes.
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web search NEUTRAL — The explanatory notes to the bill state, "Rabbinical courts have for many years been involved in resolving civil disputes with the consent of the parties. Ruling 8638/03 handed down in the High Court …
https://main.knesset.gov.il/en/news/pressreleases/pages/pres…
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web search NEUTRAL — Government-backed legislation significantly expanding the authority of the state's rabbinic and Sharia court systems was passed into law by the Knesset in the early hours of Tuesday morning ...
https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-passes-law-allowing-ra…
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web search NEUTRAL — A law that will expand the power of rabbinic and Sharia courts in Israel and grant them authority to act as arbitrators in limited civil matters was passed in the Knesset plenum in the early hours ...
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-891046
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“The writer is the head of the Rackman Center at Bar-Ilan University.”
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Multiple authoritative sources, including Wikipedia and the official Bar-Ilan University page, confirm that Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari is the head/founder of the Rackman Center at Bar-Ilan University.
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web search NEUTRAL — The head of the Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women at Bar-Ilan University's Law Faculty, Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, called the court decision "a historic legal precedent w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yated_Ne'eman_(Hebrew)
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web search NEUTRAL — Ruth Halperin-Kaddari is head of the Rackman Center, which she founded in 2001. Prof. Halperin-Kaddari is a member of the Faculty of Law at Bar-Ilan University and, from 2007 through the end of 2018, …
https://rackmancenter.com/en/founding-head-of-the-rackman-ce…
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web search NEUTRAL — Full Professor, Bar-Ilan University - Yaacov Herzog Faculty of Law. The Ruth and Emanuel Rackman Center for the Advancement of Women's Status.
https://cris.biu.ac.il/en/persons/ruth-halperin-kaddari/
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