Opposing the desire of the chief rabbis, Deputy Minister of Religious Services Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan appointed the general-manager of his office to the post of director-general of the Chief Rabbinate, Elchanan Glatt.
Many view the appointment as nothing less than chutzpah, as Ben-Dahan defied the word of both Chief Rabbis of Israel, acting in his own interests, placing Glatt atop of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel hierarchy. According to a Yisrael Hayom report, current Director-General Oded Viner will be stepping down at month�s end.
Kikar Shabbos reports that sources in the Chief Rabbinate of Israel report Rishon L�Tzion Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef and Chief Rabbi David Lau are furious, questioning the absurd practice of forcing an unwanted director-general on the chief rabbis.
The fact that the ministry does not even consult with the rabbonim prior to making such a senior appointment is yet another sign of the animosity that exists between the ministry and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.
(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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how sad that the Chief Rabbinate is so politicized.
“The fact that the ministry does not even consult with the rabbonim prior to making such a senior appointment is yet another sign of the animosity that exists between the ministry and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.”
It’s actually more of a sign of the animosity that exists between the government and Hashem…
This is more a sign of the animosity that exists between the charedim who pulled off a hostile takeover of the Chief Rabbinate and the Religious Zionists who control religious matters in the current elected government. This is very sad.