The next Sephardic chief rabbi is Rabbi David Yosef, the Rabbinate announces.
Yosef is the rabbi of Har Nof, a religious Jerusalem neighborhood, and is a veteran Torah teacher who is supported by Shas. His brother, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, recently completed his tenure in the position and their father, the revered, late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, also influentially served as Sephardic Chief Rabbi.
Some 140 members of the Chief Rabbi Election Assembly voted on Sunday afternoon in Jerusalem, after fierce political battles that marred the race and repeatedly delayed the vote.
The race for Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, undertaken in tandem, resulted in a draw, with an additional round to take place tonight, with all the candidates participating. Results for the second round were not expected until after 11 p.m.
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