Council of Torah Sages
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Council of Torah Sages, translated into English and compared across sources. 37 recent stories.
Top rabbinic leaders back call for silent study in yeshiva kollels
Five senior members of Israel’s Council of Torah Sages endorsed Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch’s call for kollels to study silently for 30 minutes at the start of each session until th…
Chief Rabbi Says Legal Restrictions Prevented Him From Signing Rabbinic Certificates
Sixty new rabbis and judges received certification last night at a ceremony led by Rabbi David Yosef. Yosef said legal restrictions prevented him from signing the certificates him…
Torah and Faith Yeshiva Holds Inspiring Gathering and Double Celebration
The Torah and Faith yeshiva in Belz hosted a large evening of inspiration and a sheva brachot for the son of its director. Leading rabbis and Belz figures delivered speeches, and…
Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Certifies Dozens of Soferim in Jerusalem Ceremony
Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef hosted a ceremony at his home to certify dozens of graduates in the laws of kosher STaM. He praised their learning, signed each certificate, and urged continu…
Rabbi Shmuel Betzalel Tells Military Prisoners Their Only “Offense” Is Torah Study
Rabbi Shmuel Betzalel, head of Porat Yosef yeshiva, addressed yeshiva students and scholars held in Military Prison 10 through loudspeakers at the prison entrance. He said their o…
Mass Protest Over Draft Arrests Halts Traffic and Echoes at Prison Gates
A massive Haredi protest against the arrest of yeshiva students paralyzed traffic across Israel and was amplified by loudspeakers outside Prison 10. Leading rabbis and politicians…
Large Memorial Event for the Or HaChaim Held at Hayei Aharon Institutions
The Hayei Aharon institutions in Gafna Halls held a memorial celebration for the Or HaChaim this week. The event included the dedication of the Tehilat Efrayim kollel, a public pr…
At Chazon Ovadia, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Calls Torah Study the Foundation of the Jewish People
A ceremony at the Chazon Ovadia yeshiva on Tuesday night marked a tractate completion and the printing of a new collection of writings. Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef used the event to defen…
Shas MK: Conscription Bill Is Blocking Us, We Won't Be a Rubber Stamp
Shas MK Moshe Abutbul said his party wants to stay in the coalition but is frustrated that the promised conscription bill remains stalled. He defended Torah study, criticized army…
Meir Porush Accuses Netanyahu, Religious Zionists Over Haredi Draft Protests
Meir Porush said Israel is uniquely arresting Torah students and accused Netanyahu of delaying action on Haredi draft demands. He also denounced Religious Zionism, warned against…
Rabbi Moshe Maya: Court and army plans disgrace Torah, and no one should enlist
Rabbi Moshe Maya said the Supreme Court and state institutions are humiliating Torah scholars and that even non-studying ultra-Orthodox men must not enlist. In a Wednesday radio i…
Rare 1940s Yemenite Jewish Photo Archive Reveals Lost Faces of a Community
A rare album of about 250 1940s photographs from Yemenite Jewish life has been uncovered and published. After nearly two years of research, scholars identified many of the faces…
Rabbi Rahamim Attia, a Leading Jerusalem Sage, Dies at 95
Rabbi Rahamim Attia, a senior Jerusalem Kabbalist and Syrian Jewish rabbi, died at Shaare Zedek at age 95. His funeral is set for Tuesday night from Porat Yosef Yeshiva to Har HaM…
Rabbi Bergman Praises Chaim LeYeled for Extending the Lives of Patients
Rabbi Meir Tzvi Bergman met with Chaim LeYeled chairman Rabbi Reuven Sklar and praised the organization’s work for respiratory and skin patients. Sklar said the current facility i…
Rabbi Aharon Salim: Torah Gives Life and Strength in Difficult Times
At a World Torah Fund rally in Deal, New Jersey, Rabbi Aharon Salim said Torah study gives Jews the strength to endure life’s hardest trials. His comments came as the fund campaig…
Rabbi Aryeh Levy accompanies his older brother to burial in Jerusalem
Rabbi Abraham Levy of Jerusalem’s Givat Shaul neighborhood died Sunday at 92. His funeral left from the Miskhan Shimon synagogue and ended at Har HaMenuchot, with his brother Rabb…
Bnei Brak-style welcome in Beitar Illit marks release of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders
Beitar Illit held a festive parade Sunday for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students freed from military prison after arrests for draft evasion. Similar welcoming events and protests hav…
Lithuanian Rabbi Urges Daily Half-Hour of Silence Amid Funding and Draft Crisis
Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch urged tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox scholars to observe a daily half-hour “fast of speech” until after the Tishrei holidays. He tied the appeal to…
Shas rabbinic leaders fiercely oppose Karhi’s telecom reform
Senior Shas rabbis are publicly opposing Shlomo Karhi’s telecom reform, warning it will increase Sabbath desecration. Karhi says the plan is cheaper, restricts live sports on Shab…
Interior Ministry Demands Enforcement Against Big Fashion Glilot Over Saturday Openings
Israel’s Interior Ministry has demanded that Ramat HaSharon enforce its Sabbath bylaw against Big Fashion Glilot, while the city says the complex will stay open. The dispute has t…
Rav Yitzchak Yosef Blasts Police Violence, Attorney General, and Anti-Torah Policies
Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef denounced police violence against protesters and yeshiva students during his weekly Jerusalem lesson on Saturday night. He also attacked the attorney general…
Haredi crowds greet released draft evaders outside military prison, while protests spread to Jerusalem
Ultra-Orthodox protesters gathered outside Military Prison 10 at Beit Lid to celebrate the release of draft evaders Aviel Cohen and Nahman Toldano. Overnight protests against arre…
Emergency Sephardi rabbinic gathering in Bnei Brak calls for response to arrests and 'disrespect for Torah'
Dozens of Sephardi rabbis and institutional leaders held an emergency meeting Thursday in Bnei Brak to protest arrests of yeshiva students and perceived disrespect for Torah schol…
Thousands Rally Outside Prison 10 for Detained Yeshiva Student, Then Celebrate Release News
Thousands gathered Thursday night outside Prison 10 near Beit Lid to protest the detention of Be'er HaTalmud alumnus Rabbi Ariel Cohen. During the rally, organizers said he was ex…
Hundreds of Yeshiva Students Rally Outside Military Prison After Abarich Arrest
Hundreds of Be'er BaTalmud yeshiva students protested outside Military Prison 10 on Thursday over the arrest of Aviel Cohen, who was detained earlier in the week in southern Israe…
Shas Rabbi Slams Attorney General Over Draft Fight, Calls It a War on Torah
Rabbi Shlomo Mahfud attacked Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara on Kol Chai radio, saying the draft controversy is an assault on Torah and religion. He also described past mistre…
Thousands of Gur Hasidim Protest Near Beit Lid Military Prison; Rebbe Joins Rarely
Thousands of Gur Hasidim protested outside Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid on Wednesday over the arrest of a community draft evader. Gur Rebbe Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter attended unu…
Rabbi Aviezar Pilz Tells Jerusalem Yeshiva Students to Keep Rising in Torah
Rabbi Aviezar Pilz visited Jerusalem’s Ohel Torah yeshiva and delivered a 30-minute talk to hundreds of students. He urged constant spiritual growth and repeated study, and said c…
Haredi daily runs front page protest against arresting draft evaders
HaModiah devoted its Wednesday front page to a rare rabbinic declaration against the arrest of draft evaders, after a Gur Hasidic man was detained at the enlistment office. Senior…
At M.L.M graduation, Israel's Sephardi chief rabbi attacks Supreme Court over women in rabbinate
M.L.M. marked the graduation of its 18th cohort with 257 certificate recipients in a Jerusalem ceremony. Sephardi Chief Rabbi David Yosef used the event to denounce Supreme Court…
Neve Tzion Rabbis Inspect Kosher Slaughter Operation in South America
Rabbis from Neve Tzion inspected a glatt-kosher slaughter operation in South America on behalf of Rabbi Masoud Ben Shimon. They reviewed the process closely, praised the standards…
Rabbi Yishai Eliahu Halleli Unanimously Elected as Emmanuel's Town Rabbi
Rabbi Yishai Eliahu Halleli was unanimously elected on Monday as Emmanuel's local town rabbi. The Religious Services Ministry said the appointment is part of its broader effort to…
Rav Yechiel Shabsi Mushkovitz of Lakewood dies at 70
Rabbi Yechiel Shabsi Mushkovitz, a respected Torah teacher and scholar in Lakewood, New Jersey, died at age 70. His funeral was set for Sunday afternoon in Lakewood, where he was…
Thousands Join Granddaughter of Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch at Bnei Brak Wedding
Thousands attended the Friday-night wedding of Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch’s granddaughter in Bnei Brak. During the celebration, Hirsch unexpectedly rose to dance to “Otzu Eitza Vet…
Rabbi Shlomo Machfud Visits Yemenite Tradition Center, Praises Musical Prayer Book
Rabbi Shlomo Machfud visited the Nusach Teman distribution center and toured its books, shofars, and new publications. He במיוחד praised the “singing siddur,” calling it a popular…
Jerusalem rabbi Rahamim Attia remains in critical condition after resuscitation
Rabbi Rahamim Attia, 94, a senior Jerusalem Kabbalah scholar, is hospitalized in serious condition at Shaare Zedek after resuscitation. His son-in-law, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, visite…
Leading Rabbis Pour Foundation for Synagogue Ark on Friday Afternoon
Rabbi Tzvi Drabkin and Rabbi Aryeh Levy were filmed pouring the foundation for the holy ark at the Tiferet Menachem synagogue site in Bnei Brak on Friday afternoon. Rabbi Levy sai…