A review of the Israeli policy is being led by the national security unit in the prime minister's office, in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mossad, per sources.
Annual study of public faith in national institutions finds diminishing trust in the Chief Rabbinate over the years, and that holds true regardless of respondents' religiosity
Their latest opening, a jazz kissa (Japanese for “cafe”), opened this past summer, with live jazz shows a few nights of the week and DJs playing records until the early hours.