Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi, paid a special visit to the Jewish community in Paris this week. During his visit he met with the Shliach of Toulouse, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Matusof, who was also his Chavrusa sixty years ago at the Chabad Yeshiva in Casablanca • Full Story

Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana (Yamina) has just announced a reform for the kosher supervision system, and is expected to announce a reform on the issue of conversions as well. Kan News analyst Shmuel Rosner said that similar to the kosher supervision reform, Kahana aims to change the conversion system so that conversions can be performed without the Chief Rabbinate’s supervision • Full Story

The Sephardic chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef, visited the Dubai Jewish community which is led by the Shliach Rabbi Levi Duchman. While there, he inscribed letters in a new Sefer Torah for the local community • Photos

In an unprecedented move, Israel’s High Court on Sunday gave the Chief Rabbinate sixty days to respond to a petition challenging its investigations of people claiming to be Jewish independent of any filing for marriage or divorce • Full Story

Following a peace agreement between Israel and Kosovo, the Chief Rabbi of Kosovo and Albania, Rabbi Yoel Kaplan was acompanied by a delegation of Frum Jews from New York to the President of the country, Hashim Thaçi,where the Shliach was awarded with a plaque and a medal from the President • Photos