Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron

Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron

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Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel · 1941–2020

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Jerusalem-born rabbi who served as chief rabbi of Haifa and then as Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, the Rishon LeZion, from 1993 to 2003. His responsa Binyan Av are widely cited.

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