Translate an Israeli Rabbinate confirmation of Jewishness to English

ishur yahadut (אישור יהדות). Upload the original and get it back in English with the same layout: every stamp, table and number stays where it is.

Hebrew → English
Asked for in 1 use case
Public document
Issued by Chief Rabbinate

Translate your Rabbinate confirmation of Jewishness How we translate it

Sample Israeli Rabbinate confirmation of Jewishness — **Sample Rabbinate confirmation of Jewishness.** Shown for layout only; the details on it are not a real person's. Source: ynet.co.il.

What it is

Rabbinate confirmation that a person is Jewish under Jewish law. Asked for by Jewish communities abroad, for religious weddings, burial and some aliyah-related files.

Key fields

What appears on the document and must come through in the translation.

Name
ID
parents' names
basis for the confirmation
rabbi and community
date

How we translate it

These rules go to the translation engine when you upload a Rabbinate confirmation of Jewishness, on top of the general rules for Israeli documents.

Use consistent titles: "Rabbi", "Rabbinical judge (Dayan)".
Keep community and rabbi names transliterated.
Translate the basis (maternal line, conversion) literally.

Common mistake: Mixing up this letter with a conversion certificate.

Glossary

Terms on the document and the English we use for them.

Hebrew	English
יהודי לפי ההלכה	Jewish according to Jewish law
דיין	Rabbinical judge
קהילה	Community

Who asks for it

Use cases where a translated Rabbinate confirmation of Jewishness is on the list.

Getting married overseas (Cyprus, Prague, USA and more) sometimes

Apostille and validity

Public document: can be apostilled in Israel. Foreign authorities often want a certified or sworn translation of it.

Samedoc gives you an English copy in the original layout. You're responsible for checking it before you submit it, and a professional manual review is available at extra cost. Where an authority requires a certified or sworn translation, a qualified translator signs it; the Samedoc copy gives them a ready draft. Check the official source for your destination.

Questions

Who asks for a translated Rabbinate confirmation of Jewishness?

It is on the document list for Getting married overseas (Cyprus, Prague, USA and more).

Does a translated Rabbinate confirmation of Jewishness need an apostille?

Public document: can be apostilled in Israel. Foreign authorities often want a certified or sworn translation of it.

Will the numbers and stamps stay the same?

Yes. Samedoc keeps every number, date, ID, amount, stamp and signature exactly where it is and only replaces the text, so the English copy can be checked against the original line by line.