Yona Metzger

5 shocking quotes by Israel’s chief rabbis

Yitzhak Yosef said the country's non-Jews should be expelled to Saudi Arabia. Some other things Israel's top clergy have said that may shock you.

Ex-chief rabbi Yona Metzger arrested for allegedly receiving bribes

Former Israeli chief rabbi Yona Metzger was arrested on suspicion of bribe taking and other offenses during his decade-long tenure.

Metzger arrest latest in long string of chief rabbi scandals

When news broke that Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi, Yona Metzger, was arrested on suspicion of fraud and money laundering, much of the country had the same reaction: Who cares?

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Israeli Ashkenazi chief rabbi Metzger questioned for pocketing donations

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Yaakov Yosef, influential rabbi and son of Shas spiritual leader, dies

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Israel’s Chief Rabbinate facing new wave of criticism and calls for change

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Israel’s chief rabbi: I will ban cruel slaughter

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