The Israeli Chief Rabbinate has deemed invalid a conversion performed by Haskel Lookstein, one of America’s most prominent modern Orthodox rabbis. Lookstein is the former rabbi of Kehilath Jeshurun, a ...

Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, the prominent modern Orthodox rabbi who oversaw Ivanka Trump’s conversion to Judaism, has withdrawn from speaking at the Republican National Convention next week. In a letter ...

New York Rabbi Haskel Lookstein has reportedly reversed his acceptance of an invitation from Donald Trump’s daughter to deliver the convocation at next week’s Republican National Convention in ...

For Rabbi Haskel Lookstein it’s been a challenging summer. A widely admired New York rabbi, Lookstein has faced down this over-heated season at the tail end of a long career as a beloved and respected ...

The Supreme Rabbinical Court in Israel wants to hear for the second time in a week from a woman whose conversion by a prominent U.S. rabbi was rejected. The court delivered a summons to the woman on ...

A demonstration against the chief rabbinate is scheduled to be held near the rabbinate's offices at the time of the appeal hearing of the rejection of Lookstein's conversion. The Jewish Agency board ...

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On the C-SPAN Networks: Haskel Lookstein is a Rabbi for the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun (New York, NY) with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2001 Ceremony. The ...

A White House official reportedly said the first daughter and husband Jared Kushner received rabbinical dispensation to accompany the president on his first trip abroad. As low vaccination rates spark ...