Disturbing recent publications have revealed judges in the rabbinical courts accused of corruption and other offenses.
It is remarkable how vast the gap is between the rabbinical court system’s performance and its level of influence over the lives of Israeli citizens.
The rabbinical courts are staffed by judges who rule on momentous personal and family matters within a system that lacks proper training, transparency, and oversight. It is a system prone to infringing upon women’s rights, leaning toward nepotism, encouraging extortion, and fostering corruption.
