Tel Aviv Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau Shlita will G-d willing soon mark his 80th birthday, and B’chasdei Hashem he is reported to in good health and continues his active schedule.
Arguably, the Tel Aviv Chief Rabbi is counted among the most well-liked rabbinical figures in Israel today and many would be pleased if he would continue in his current post for another term. However, the current law compels him to retire at 80.
As a result, efforts are underway to find a legal loophole that would permit Rabbi Lau to continue in his post. One of the possibilities is changing the status of the position of a City Chief Rabbi to a publicly elected one instead of an appointment, as is currently the case. It is unclear what will happen ultimately and if efforts to permit Rav Y.M. Lau to continue serving the tzibur as he has done for so many decades will be successful.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Rabbi Lau, having survived Buchenwald, and then growing into the tremendous talmid chochom that he is, should be considered as a Kedosh Elyon. He is in the same category as the 6 million kedoshim.