Rabbi Shlomo Amar

Rabbi Shlomo Amar

ר' שלמה משה עמאר

Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel (2003–2013); Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem · b. 1948

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Casablanca-born rabbi who came to Israel as a teenager and served as Rishon LeZion from 2003 to 2013, then as chief rabbi of Jerusalem. He is one of the leading voices of Moroccan Sephardi tradition today.

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