Rabbi Meir Mazuz

Leading rabbi:

A sukkah in Bnei Brak? No obligation to sleep in it

Rabbi Meir Mazuz discusses Jewish law on sukkahs in Bnei Brak, in light of rodents plaguing the city.

Leading rabbi released from hospital after undergoing tests

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, hospitalized Monday evening, is released from Bnei Brak medical center following a series of tests.

Leading rabbi hospitalized after feeling unwell

Rabbi Meir Mazuz reveals to students that he suffers 'difficult tribulations,' blesses them 'may you not know such things.'

Rabbi Mazuz:

Opposition isn't able to stop worshipping Aharon Barak as idol

Negotiations in President's Residence will not bring sides to agreements, Rabbi Mazuz says.

Haredi rabbi vs Liberman:

'What is Jewish about you? You don't know a word of Torah'

Prominent rabbi laments lack of Jewish education in state schools, pushes back on Liberman's demands for secular studies in haredi schools.

29 Years Later

Haredi rabbi lauds Baruch Goldstein

'Thanks to him, a great danger was averted,' says Rabbi Meir Mazuz, dean of the Kisse Rahamim yeshiva.

Rabbi responds to uproar:

'The Torah forbids gay relations, what do you want from me?'

Rabbi Meir Mazuz responds to uproar over his criticism last week of Pride Parades and Knesset Speaker Ohana.

Following criticism

Gay Knesset Speaker: May I never fail in hatred

MK Amir Ohana responds to recent criticism directed at him by rabbis.

The Rabbis are worried:

The World Cup instead of Hanukkah candles

Rabbi Meir Mazuz and additional rabbis published a letter asking not to postpone lighting candles to watch the game.

President Herzog responds to Rabbi Mazuz: A red line was crossed

Israeli President says accusing fellow Israelis of being like Nazis unacceptable following controversial statements by leading rabbi.

Rabbi who compared ministers to Nazis: 'I was misunderstood'

'We must respect every person - we can hate the action, but not the person,' Rabbi Meir Mazuz says.

Bennett: We must never compare our brethren to our oppressors

PM responds to statements by Rabbi Meir Mazuz that Lapid, Liberman are "worse than the Nazis."

Kosher reform

Rabbi: 'Don't lend a hand to those who destroy Judaism'

Rabbi Meir Mazuz joins haredi rabbis, says rabbi who grants kosher supervision outside city of residence should not be relied on.

'Yamina MK defied Rabbi Mazuz in vote for budget'

Did Rabbi Mazuz gave his blessing to MK Kalfon to vote for budget? According to the rabbi's staff the rabbi instructed to vote ‘against’

Senior haredi rabbi: New gov't should be 'erased from the world'

'Bennett government is taking from haredi children to give money to Arabs,' says Rabbi Meir Mazuz, dean of the Kisse Rahamim yeshiva.

Rabbi Mazuz: Smotrich will pay for his deeds

Head of Kisei Rahamim yeshiva attacks head of Religious Zionism party for refusal to form right-wing government with Arabs.

'So long as Lapid barks too much, G-d's wrath is in the world'

Rabbi Meir Mazuz says Yesh Atid's chief MK Lapid brings G-d's wrath on the people, 'proves' it by using numerical value of Hebrew letters.

'We're missing one vote'

Leading Sephardic rabbi pushes support for Religious Zionism party. 'Otherwise tens of thousands of votes will be lost.'

'Without a vaccine - don't come in at all'

Rabbi Meir Mazuz instructs: 'Everyone learning in yeshivas should receive coronavirus vaccine.'

Netanyahu meets leading Sephardic rabbi

Ahead of Likud primaries, PM Netanyahu meets Rabbi Meir Mazuz, the head of the Kisse Rahamim yeshiva and a leading Sephardic rabbi.

Leading Sephardic rabbi: I will not interfere in the elections

Rabbi Meir Mazuz,refuses request to instruct followers to vote for Shas in Tuesday's elections.

Police complaint to silence Rabbi Meir Mazuz

Blue and White Party members complain to police against Rabbi Mazuz for remarks against their tendencies in election video.

'Money preferable to chickens for Kapparot'

Leading rabbi Meir Mazuz says it is preferable to observe the pre-Yom Kippur custom with money rather than chickens.

Yahad rabbi takes on professor over anti-Passover rant

'Why does it bother him to see Jews eating matzah?' asks Rabbi Meir Mazuz after ex-Ariel university professor slams Jews over tradition.

Leading rabbi says Shabbat observance key to pop star's success

'Maybe I'll invite him to my Yeshiva. Omer Adam proves that Shabbat observance pays.'

Leading haredi rabbi calls for fasting over drought

Leading haredi rabbi calls for public fast day over lack of rainfall in Israel. 'The Holy One is angry at us.'

Aryeh Deri denies that Shas will run with Eli Yishai

Shas head denies swirling rumors that it will run with former leader Eli Yishai's Yahad party. 'We don't need reinforcements.'

Eli Yishai doesn't rule out running with Shas

Despite ugly in-fighting, former Shas head Eli Yishai says he would run with party in order to help Shas cross electoral threshold.

Soccer players to haredim: Allow us to keep Shabbat

Group of Israeli soccer players meets with haredi sage Rabbi Meir Mazuz, implores him to help stop Shabbat games.

Shas and Yahad to merge?

Son of Shas' spiritual head meets with Rabbi Meir Mazuz from Eli Yishai's party, reportedly offers to merge two warring parties.

Feuding Sephardi haredi rabbis meet to resolve differences

Rabbis meet for first time since contentious elections in 2015 caused a split between the top authorities in the Sephardi haredi world.

Rabbi Meir Mazuz:

'Reform not Jewish'

'After failing in Germany, Reformers want to dig in their claws like the pig did to Jerusalem's walls'.

Rabbi Mazuz: A woman in captivity will hand over secrets

Prominent rabbi slams army order to integrate women into combat positions. 'They're destroying the Nation of Israel.'

'Haredim are constantly fighting each other over everything'

Rabbi Meir Mazuz says divisiveness harming haredi community, slams radical anti-draft 'Yerushalmi Faction'.

Rabbi Mazuz bashes 'yichud room' wedding custom

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, Head of the Kiseh Rachamim Yeshiva, bashed the practice of “yichud room” common at traditional Ashkenazi Jewish weddings.

Yachad's Leading Rabbi Blames Shas for Elections Failure

Shas lied to the public to ensure Yachad's failure, Rabbi Meir Mazuz says; 'one day, all these lies will fall like a house of cards.'

Yachad to Demand Cancellation of Haredi Enlistment Law

Yishai's rabbi, Rabbi Mazuz, writes that the party will demand revocation of controversial law as coalition condition.

Yishai's Party Pledges Unity in Jerusalem

Ha'am Itanu conference draws over a thousand in capital, calls to unite behind the Torah and defend the land of Israel.

Yahad Rabbi Sharpens Position against Shas

Rabbi Meir Mazuz calls on longtime Shas voters to consider voting for Eli Yishai, in a toughening of his stand.

Can Last Gasp Rabbinical Meeting Save Yishai-Otzma Yehudit List?

Yishai's party torpedoed talks in surprising last minute demands, but meeting of Rabbis Mazuz and Tau may signify final hope.

Otzma Yehudit and Ha'am Itanu Parties Hold Unity Meeting

Ben-Ari and Marzel meet Yishai's Rabbi Mazuz to discuss joint list, as poll shows two parties won't make threshold separately.

'Where Were Bibi and Bennett at Terror Victim Arami's Funeral?'

Otzma Yehudit head Ben-Ari slams leaders for 'turning Israel into France,' says his campaign is to stop 'conquering from within.'

Yishai's Rabbi Denies Connection to Rabbi Yosef Recordings

Rabbi Mazuz, guide to Yishai's new party, says it was not Yishai who released tape showing Shas spiritual head slamming 'evil' Deri.

Shas Embarrassed After Spiritual Leader Insults Yishai

Officials in Shas distance themselves from comments made by Rabbi Shalom Cohen against Eli Yishai and his rabbinic counsel.

Key Sephardic Rabbis Warn They'll Leave Shas with Yishai

Prominent rabbis warn Shas over Deri's demands pressing Yishai out, hint more strongly at a union with Ariel splitting Jewish Home too.