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High Court rules Chief Rabbi election must be held by end of September – Israel Politics

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High Court rules Chief Rabbi election must be held by end of September – Israel Politics

The electoral body for the country’s next chief rabbis must hold an election before September 30, the High Court of Justice ruled on Thursday. This comes after it failed to meet the legal requirement to hold an election by July 1 and the previous rabbis’ tenure ended without replacement. The ruling was an unusually … Read more

Israel no longer has chief rabbis – Israel Politics

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Israel no longer has chief rabbis – Israel Politics

The terms of Israel’s two Chief Rabbis, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau and Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yizhak Yosef, expired on Monday. For the first time in its history – since the institution of the Chief Rabbi was formed in 1921– Israel does not currently have chief rabbis. The expiration date passed amidst an ongoing … Read more