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Rabbinical exam candidates wait more than a year and a half for grades amid scoring crisis
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First reported by Ynet · Jun 23, 2026
What happened
Rabbinical ordination candidates have been waiting more than 18 months for exam grades because of a severe backlog in grading at the Chief Rabbinate. Although a solution was proposed eight months ago, the tender needed to implement it has not yet been published.
- 01Grades for rabbinical ordination exams are delayed by more than 18 months.
- 02The backlog affects four major written exams, including Choshen Mishpat and Even HaEzer.
- 03Only sitting or retired judges may grade them, and the Rabbinate has struggled to find graders.
- 04A proposed fix letting judges' legal assistants grade has not yet been implemented.
- 05Candidates say they paid 600 shekels per exam and still lack results.
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