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The Chief Rabbi of Israel is a religious appointment that began at the time of the British Mandate in Palestine, and continued through to the State of Israel.The post has two nominees, one for the Ashkenazi communities that came from Europe, and one for the Sefaradic communities from North Africa and the Middle East.
Ahron Daum (1951–2018), Israeli-born Modern-Orthodox rabbi, educator, author and Chief Rabbi of Frankfurt am Main Chuck Davidson (1961–), founder of organizations Giyur Kehalacha and Ahavat Hager which aims to undermine the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and their monopoly with conversions and marriages
Shlomo Amar – Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel; David Hartman; Avraham Yitzchak Kook – pre-state Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of the Land of Israel, [55] (1865–1935) Israel Meir Lau – Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel (1993–2003), Chief Rabbi of Netanya (1978–88), (1937–) Aharon Lichtenstein; Yona Metzger – Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel
This list of Sephardi chief rabbis of the Land of Israel documents the rabbis who served as the spiritual leader of the Sephardic community in the Land of Israel from the mid-17th century to present. The Hebrew title for the position, Rishon LeZion (literally "First to Zion"), has been used since the beginning of the 17th century, and is ...
Ofra Haza, famous Israeli singer [43] Rabbi Yosef Qafih rabbi and leader of Baladi Yemenite Jewish community; Abdullah ibn Saba, converted to Islam (born Jewish) [44] Rabiah ibn Mudhar and Dhu Nuwas, kings of Himyarite; Wahb bin Munabbih (?–732), converted to Islam (born Persian Jew) [45] Alrashed Sahoubah, rabbi and kabbalist
21st-century Israeli rabbis (1 C, 64 P) Rabbis in Israel by city (5 C) Israeli rabbis by denomination (3 C) I. Israel Defense Forces rabbis (13 P)
The position is often defined by the country's secular authorities, and may also apply to leaders of the Jewish community in a given city. There may be separate Ashkenazi and Sephardi Chief Rabbis, representing the two main cultural divisions of the Jewish diaspora. There is an overall worldwide list, and specialized lists.
Note: The Edah HaChareidis is unaffiliated with the State of Israel. It is a separate, independent religious community with its own Chief Rabbis, who are viewed, in the Haredi world, as being the Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld (1919–1932) Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky (1932–1948) Zelig Reuven Bengis (1948–1953)