Israel's Ashkenazi chief rabbi: 'The Knesset won't decide who is a Jew' » J-Wire

“I’m still a little weak. A few days ago I got over COVID,” Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau apologizes at the beginning of a conversation with Israel Hayom...writes Hanan Greenwood. A few hundreds meters from the bustling Jerusalem Central Bus Station, the hallways of the Chief Rabbinate offices are emptier than ever. Rooms are almost…

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