Yona Metzger

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Yona Metzger is an Israeli rabbi who served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel and was a prominent, though controversial, religious leader in the country.

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instanceOf Chief Rabbi of Israel
Israeli rabbi
human
rabbi
appointedBy Israeli Chief Rabbinate electoral body NERFINISHED
birthDate 1953-08-04
birthPlace Haifa NERFINISHED
Israel NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Israel
denomination Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED
endTime 2013 (as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel)
ethnicGroup Ashkenazi Jews NERFINISHED
familyName Metzger NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Jewish law
rabbinic leadership
religious Zionism
gender male
givenName Yona NERFINISHED
hasOccupation dayan
public servant
rabbi
languageSpoken English
Hebrew
Yiddish
memberOf Chief Rabbinate of Israel NERFINISHED
militaryRank officer
militaryService Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED
movement Religious Zionism NERFINISHED
name Yona Metzger NERFINISHED
notableFor controversies related to ethics and corruption allegations
public religious leadership in Israel
serving as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
notableWork public halachic rulings as Chief Rabbi
participatedIn interfaith dialogue initiatives
public debates on religious policy in Israel
positionHeld Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel NERFINISHED
Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv (acting) NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
residence Israel NERFINISHED
Jerusalem
startTime 2003 (as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel)
subjectOf legal investigations in Israel
media controversy in Israel
workLocation Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Tel Aviv NERFINISHED

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