At M.L.M graduation, Israel's Sephardi chief rabbi attacks Supreme Court over women in rabbinate

The M.L.M. Torah study center held a formal ceremony in Jerusalem to mark the completion of its 18th class, with leading rabbis, judges, public figures, graduates and their families in attendance. Certificates were awarded to 257 graduates, including 20 from the dayanut track, 26 from the rabbinic ordination track, 34 from the rabbinic advocate track, and 177 others who completed sections of the Shulchan Aruch and arbitration and mediation programs.

The evening's central speaker was Sephardi Chief Rabbi and President of the Great Rabbinical Court, Rabbi David Yosef, who delivered a sharp address on halacha and the independence of the Chief Rabbinate. He said the Supreme Court's reliance on the doctrine of reasonableness was, in his words, like