Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs (Bayit Yehudi) Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan convened a meeting on Wednesday afternoon 28 Tishrei 5774 with representatives of chareidi parties. Ben-Dahan wanted to finalize the list of candidates for the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Council ahead of the election next week, 6 Cheshvan.

As was recently reported by YWN-ISRAEL, the voting body that elected the nation’s chief rabbis will elect the council too.

Ben-Dahan explained the purpose of the meeting was to avoid major controversy between the players and he felt meeting with Shas and Yahadut Hatorah officials ahead of the election would be beneficial. Baruch Hashem this was the case.

Chief Rabbi David Lau and Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef suggested that the parties vote for the current members of the council and leave the ruling council in place. This is what they agreed to do by the end of the meeting, so the current council will continue serving under the new chief rabbis, barring any last minute changes of course.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)