The Commissioner for Complaints Against Judges, Judge Asher Kola, ruled that Chief Rabbi David Yosef breached ethics rules by calling the High Court 'an enemy of Judaism.' However, the commissioner also defended the rabbi's position on women taking rabbinate exams, stating that the issue falls within his core role as chief rabbi.
The Commissioner for Complaints Against Judges, Judge Asher Kola, issued a mixed ruling on Thursday on a complaint against Chief Rabbi David Yosef. Kola found that the rabbi violated ethics rules by referring to the High Court of Justice as 'an enemy of Judaism,' a statement that the commissioner said crossed the line of permissible criticism. At the same time, Kola rejected the complaint regarding the rabbi's stance on women taking rabbinate examinations, ruling that the issue falls within the core responsibilities of the chief rabbi's office.
The ruling is the latest in a series of complaints against Rabbi Yosef. Earlier on Thursday, Kola ruled on a separate complaint that the rabbi's remark about Supreme Court justices 'trampling the holy Torah' also exceeded legitimate criticism. In June, the commissioner upheld a complaint over the rabbi's instructions to mikveh attendants regarding women immersing alone. The current decision does not impose sanctions but serves as a formal rebuke on the ethics violation.
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