A European rabbinical group elected France’s chief rabbi as its president, marking what is believed to be the first time a rabbi from Great Britain has not headed the group. The Conference of European Rabbis’ election of French Chief Rabbi Yosef Sitruck is also believed to mark the first time the group has had a Sephardi rabbi as its leader.
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