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25th Knesset · outgoing

Chief Rabbinate of Israel Law (Amendment – Composition of the Electoral Assembly) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הרבנות הראשית לישראל (תיקון - הרכב האסיפה הבוחרת)

TL;DRA bill to enlarge the assembly that elects the Chief Rabbinate to 195 members and to guarantee minimum representation of women and of additional constituencies.

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What does the bill do?

The bill changes the composition of the electing assembly of the Chief Rabbinate: it increases the number of members from 150 to 195 (including 100 rabbis and 95 public representatives), provides that at least one third of the assembly members will be women, adds representation of rabbis from various regions and communities, and provides that a candidate for Chief Rabbi or for the council must receive at least 40% of the votes to be elected. This bill applies to the processes for electing the Chief Rabbinate and its council.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 12, 2023
Joint initiativeRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected27 for · 46 against · 4 abstained · 43 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudAgainst 20 · Absent 12
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
United Torah JudaismAgainst 3 · Absent 4
Religious ZionismAgainst 7
Otzma YehuditAgainst 5 · Absent 1
NoamAgainst 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidFor 17 · Against 1 · Absent 6
Blue and White – National UnityFor 4 · Absent 4
Yisrael BeytenuFor 2 · Absent 4
Ra'amAbstained 3 · Absent 2
Hadash–Ta'alAbstained 1 · Absent 4
LaborFor 1 · Absent 3
New Hope – The United RightFor 3 · Absent 1

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