David Lau

David Lau

David Baruch Lau, Hebrew: דוד ברוך לאו , (born January 13, 1966 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi. He was Chief Rabbi of Israel on behalf of the Ashkenazi Jews from August 14, 2013 to July 1, 2024, succeeding Yona Metzger. His father Yisrael Meir Lau had the same position from 1993 to 2003. His Sephardic counterpart is Yitzhak Yosef.

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  Lau affixing a mezuzah at the CHAJ centre in The Hague, 2016

Related pages

• List of Chief Rabbis of Israel

References

• New Chief Rabbis David Lau & Yitzchak Yosef Sworn In. Arutz Sheva. August 14, 2013
• David Yosef chosen as Sephardi chief rabbi. Ashkenazi chief rabbi role still undecided Jerusalem Post. September 30, 2024