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Rabbi David Stav. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Times of Israel – After months of bitter intra-party debate, the Jewish Home party voted on Sunday to support Rabbi David Stav’s candidacy for the post of chief Ashkenazi rabbi, a move that greatly increased the relatively moderate rabbi’s chances ahead of a vote later this month.
The Orthodox-nationalist party, headed by Naftali Bennett, had been deeply split between those backing Stav and the more conservative factions supporting Rabbi Yaakov Ariel, chief rabbi of Ramat Gan.
