Tzohar Rabbinical Organization (Hebrew: ארגון רבני צהר, Irgun Rabbanei Tzohar) is an Israeli organization of over 800 religious ZionistOrthodox rabbis. It aims to bridge the gaps between religious and secular Jews in Israel.
The organization was founded after the murder of Prime MinisterYitzhak Rabin in 1995, in order to help shape the Jewish character of Israel through dialogue and search for common elements of identity across all sectors of Israeli Jewish society.
Tzohar rabbis take a non-judgemental and non-coercive approach, which is an alternative to the Rabbanut, Israel's governmental rabbinic authority. The rabbis of Tzohar participate in various religious activities such as officiating at Jewish weddings, training brides and grooms in the laws of niddah, and running prayer services that are open and welcoming (especially during the High Holy Days).
In 2015, Tzohar, along with the Israel Bar Association, introduced a prenuptial agreement meant to help ensure divorcing wives will get a get; under the agreement, the husband commits to paying a high sum of money daily to his spouse in the event of a separation.[2]
Kashrutedit
In 2017, Tzohar opened a private kosher authority in an effort to challenge the monopoly run by the Rabbanut. Tzohar opened their agency after another private organization, Hashgacha Pratit, agreed to close and move their organizational infrastructure over to Tzohar.[3] The head of Hashgacha Pratit, Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz, helped arrange and facilitate the transfer to the new organization, and the head of Hashgacha Pratit, Rabbi Oren Duvduvani, moved across to head the new authority.[4]
By the end of 2018, Tzohar had expanded to take in more than 100 businesses.[5]
Referencesedit
^. 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018.
^"Israeli rabbinic, legal groups partner for prenup in bid to prevent agunot". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. March 3, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
^Sharon, Jeremy (February 26, 2018). "Kashrut revolution: Tzohar to open kashrut authority". The Jerusalem Post.
^"Private kashrut supervision closes in favor of new authority". Times of Israel. 27 February 2018.
^"Tzohar Kashrut Supervision Expands Beyond Israeli Borders". The Yeshiva World. YWN Israel Desk. 2 December 2018.
External linksedit
Tzohar organization website
Tzohar in the English-language press
Articles on Tzohar in the Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem post article on the "Tzohar law" controversy
January 01, 1970
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