MK Nissim Zeev, "a single chief rabbi leadership will lead to dispute"

The law stipulates that the State of Israel will serve one chief rabbi, raises in Shas MK Nissim Zeev, great resentment. In this conversation, he explains why.

"The Rishon Lezion was chosen still in the days of the Turks and headed the congregation 's spiritual leadership of the Jewish community in Israel. But the Ashkenazim do not recognize the authority of Rishon Lezion, and built their own systems organized by their country of origin."

"With the foundation Chief Rabbinate of Israel was elected Rabbi Yaakov Meir and Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook and was crowned Rishon Lezion. Since the establishment of Chief Rabbinate to this day, hundreds of thousands of Oriental Jews came to Israel, so there is a great need of representation testimony by two chief rabbis one who represents the Sephardic and the other represents the Ashkenazi communities. "

MK Zeev then goes on to the contemporary section:" Is the public willing to reduce the number of parties? The public sees a variety of parties as democracy. The more there is to keep the two chief rabbis representing the whole population and the different communities. "

Conversely, if you ask his opinion, "we should empower the Chief Rabbinate and restore the powers taken from her. Chief Rabbinate of Israel represents and adds dignity and glorious Judaism and united the various communities."

" Any attempt to cancel one of them will cause controversy between the communities and the different communities."

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