Chief Rabbinate of Israel Law (Amendment No. 8) Bill

What does the bill do?

The law defines that a "rabbi" who may be appointed among the 10 rabbis appointed to the electoral assembly by the Chief Rabbis is a rabbi ordained for the rabbinate by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel or a rabbi who holds a certificate of qualification to serve as a city rabbi, regional rabbi, moshav rabbi or neighborhood rabbi. In addition, a minimum threshold was set for the appointment of women as public representatives, from each of the groups represented in the electoral assembly, and a mechanism for cases in which there are not enough women serving in positions in those groups. In addition, arrangements were set on the subject of conflicts of interest. Finally, it was provided that starting from the elections to be held after the upcoming elections for the Chief Rabbinate Council, the definitions of the officeholders who are members of the electoral assembly will also apply to those who fill that role in Judea and Samaria.