חוק הרבנות הראשית לישראל (הארכת כהונה של הרבנים הראשיים לישראל ושל חברי מועצת הרבנות הראשית לישראל) (הוראת שעה) (תיקון), התשפ"ד-2024Law on the Chief Rabbinate of Israel (Extension of Term of the Chief Rabbis of Israel and Members of the Council of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel) (temporary provision) (Amendment), 2024 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

It was determined that the end date of the term of office of the current Chief Rabbis of Israel will be postponed to 1 July 2024, and that the end date of the term of office of the elected members of the Council will be postponed to 15 September 2024. In addition, it was determined that regarding the first elections for the Chief Rabbi of Israel and for the elected members of the Council to be held after the temporary provision takes effect, only those who served in their positions under those paragraphs (city rabbis, regional rabbis, settlement rabbis, neighborhood rabbis, and heads of religious councils) prior to the start of this amendment and who continued to serve in their positions as such on the date of the elections, will be members of the electing assembly. It was also determined that a city rabbi in a local authority whose term of office ends during the period from 7 October 2023 until the date of the general elections for local authorities, and who did not notify the appointing body in writing that his term of office should not be extended - will resume and continue to serve from the date the law takes effect, until the 90th day after the date of the local authority elections. A city rabbi who resumes serving as stated will not serve in the electing assembly for electing the Chief Rabbis of Israel.

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