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Former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 2003 to 2013
Rabbi
Yona Metzger
Personal
Religion
Judaism
Nationality
Israeli
Denomination
Orthodox
Position
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
Began
2003
Ended
2013
Yona Metzger (Hebrew: יונה מצגר; born 1953) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and the former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. In 2013, while chief rabbi, a fraud investigation was opened. Metzger later pleaded guilty to a number of corruption charges, was tried and convicted, and after a plea bargain was rejected, served prison time.
YonaMetzger (Hebrew: יונה מצגר; born 1953) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and the former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. In 2013, while chief rabbi, a...
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in February 2007. The summit included the then Chief Rabbi of Israel YonaMetzger, the American Jewish Committee's International Director of Interreligious...
Yisrael (Israel) Meir Lau Denomination Orthodox Jewish leader Predecessor YonaMetzger Began 2013 Other Chief Rabbi of Shoham Chief Rabbi of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut...
Nebenzahl, Rabbi of the Old City of Jerusalem. These rabbis include: Rabbis YonaMetzger (Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel); Shlomo Amar (Sephardi Chief Rabbi...
issue. It's a very grave matter." The Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Israel, YonaMetzger, visited a mosque in Yasuf 2009 to express his revulsion at the idea...
LeZion from 2003 to 2013; his Ashkenazi counterpart during his tenure was YonaMetzger. In 2014 he became the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. Amar was born...
the city and on Route 1 to protest Lior's arrest. Israeli chief rabbis YonaMetzger and Shlomo Amar condemned the arrest as a "grave offense to an important...
the only EU nation without an active synagogue. Chief Rabbi of Israel YonaMetzger told a crowd at the inauguration ceremony, "This is a historic event...
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, YonaMetzger. Friedman opposes Zionism, and therefore does not recognize Rabbi Metzger's authority. Friedman's views are...
popes' personalities and tenures leader of the church. A spokesman for YonaMetzger, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, stated: "During his period there...
John Paul II in 2001, Pope Francis in 2016, the Chief Rabbi of Israel YonaMetzger, the Primate of All England Rowan Williams, the Patriarch of the Russian...
Shalit family and to all of Israel. Israeli chief rabbis Shlomo Amar and YonaMetzger released a joint statement welcoming the deal. Palestinian territories:...
1983–1993 6 Yisrael Meir Lau (born 1937) 1993–2003 Father of David Lau 7 YonaMetzger (born 1953) 2003–2013 Later convicted for fraud and served prison sentence...
Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel Ovadia Yosef and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi YonaMetzger, criticize the tradition of Purim Rabbi. There is an opposition to importing...
registering, the Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi YonaMetzger visited Montenegro and the Jewish community. Rabbi Metzger, along with escorts and leading members...
ceremony of the centre, which was performed by Chief Rabbi of Israel YonaMetzger and Reverend Weissman, a representative for Chief Rabbi of the United...
(1964–1973) Shlomo Goren (1973–1983) Avraham Shapira (1983–1993) Yisrael Meir Lau (1993–2003) YonaMetzger (2003–2013) David Lau (2013–present[update])...
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