Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem
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The position of Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem was instituted centuries ago and was originally held by a member of the
Since the establishment of the
Official Ashkenazic representation
Although an informal Ashkenazi
At the turn of the 20th century, an aging Salant approached
Abraham Isaac Kook, rabbi of Jaffa until 1914, became Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem in 1919. In 1921 he established the Chief Rabbinate for the Jewish community in Palestine. He remained chief rabbi until his death in 1935.[4] In 1936 Tzvi Pesach Frank was elected Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Jerusalem, and held the position until his death in 1960.[5] Yitzchak Kolitz was appointed the city's Ashkenazi chief rabbi in 1983.[6] Aryeh Stern replaced him on October 22, 2014 after the position had been vacant for eleven years following the passing of Kolitz in 2003.[7] Shlomo Amar was simultaneously elected the Sephardi chief rabbi.
Current election process
In 2003–2014 there was no Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and the election process is proving controversial. In dispute is the process that brought about the creation of a 24-man body that represents Jerusalem's synagogues. This is half of the 48-person electoral body responsible for choosing the two rabbis. Presently, the 24-man body is made up of 19 haredi representatives and five religious Zionists.[8]
The vote resulted with the election of Rabbi Aryeh Stern with a majority of 27 of the 48 representatives from the city's synagogues, city councils, and voters appointed by
List
Sephardi
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century to present
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Ashkenazi19th century
20th century to present
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See also
- Grand Mufti of Jerusalem
- Patriarch of Jerusalem (disambiguation)
References
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- ^ Febdel, Hillel. Religious-Zionists Protest "Chief Rabbi" Grab, Arutz Sheva, (January 4, 2010)
- ^ Sharon, Jeremy (August 31, 2014). "After 11 years, date set for election of chief rabbis of Jerusalem". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ a b Wagner, Matthew. 'Chief rabbi electing process tainted', Jeruslam Post, (January 6, 2010)
- ^ Ettinger, Yair (October 21, 2014). "After eleven year hiatus, Jerusalem has chief rabbis again". Haaretz. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ ברוך, עוזי (27 August 2009). המועמד הציוני הנבחר: הרב אריה שטרן (in Hebrew). Israel National News. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ Schlesinger, Barry. Involve clientele in choosing Jerusalem’s chief rabbi, Ynet, (August 18, 2009)
- ^ "Amar, Stern voted as Jerusalem chief rabbis". Times of Israel. October 21, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
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