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Chief Rabbi Says Legal Restrictions Prevented Him From Signing Rabbinic Certificates
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 6 hours ago
What happened
Sixty new rabbis and judges received certification last night at a ceremony led by Rabbi David Yosef. Yosef said legal restrictions prevented him from signing the certificates himself, and severe traffic tied to a vehicle protest kept several senior rabbis away.
- 01Sixty new judges and rabbis received certificates at a formal ceremony.
- 02David Yosef said he was barred from signing the documents himself.
- 03Road closures and traffic jams from a vehicle protest disrupted attendance.
- 04Rabbi Shlomo Mahfud and other senior rabbis turned back before arriving.
- 05The event ended with the new rabbis accepting their leadership role.
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