Ministry of Religious Services (Israel)

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The Ministry of Religious Services ( Hebrew הַמִּשְׂרָד לְשֵׁירוּתֵי דָּת ha-Misrad lə-Scherūtey Dat ; formerly Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ministry of Religious Exercise ) is an Israeli ministry. The ministry appoints religious councils and covers shortfalls of up to 40% of approved budgets for religious services and facilities, and provides financial support for yeshivot . It is responsible for the planning and financing of synagogues and mikvehs and oversees the Jewish holy places. In addition, he is responsible for organizing Torah lessons, public religious celebrations, attesting ritual harmlessness ( kashrut ) in public institutions and government institutions, and maintaining religious contacts with Jews in the diaspora. It is also responsible for the religious practice of non-Jewish groups in Israel. It provides funding for the main rabbinate and the rabbinical courts. It also takes care of additional religious instruction for disadvantaged youth and provides schools, immigrants and the needy with Jewish ritual items.

List of ministers

minister Political party government Term of office
Jehuda Leib Fischmann HaMisrachi
HaChasit haDatit haMe'uchedet
1st, 2nd May 14, 1948 - October 8, 1951
Chaim Mosque Shapira HaPo'el haMisrachi
National Religious Party
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Oct 8, 1951 - July 1, 1958
Ja'akov Moshe Toledano not a member of the Knesset 8th, 9th Dec. 3, 1958 - Oct. 15, 1960
Serach Truly National Religious Party 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th Nov. 2, 1961 - March 10, 1974
Yitzchak Rafa'el National Religious Party 16. March 10, 1974 - June 3, 1974
Chaim Josef Zadok HaMa'arach 17th June 3, 1974 - October 29, 1974
Yitzchak Rafa'el National Religious Party 17th Oct. 30, 1974 - Dec. 22, 1976
Chaim Josef Zadok HaMa'arach 17th Jan. 16, 1977 - June 20, 1977
Aharon Abuchazira National Religious Party 18th June 20, 1977 - Aug. 5, 1981
Josef Castle National Religious Party 19., 20. Aug 5, 1981 - Sep 13 1984
Shimon Peres HaMa'arach 21st 13 Sep 1984 - Dec 23, 1984
Josef Castle National Religious Party 21st 13 Sep 1984 - Oct 5, 1986
Zebulun hammer National Religious Party 21., 22., 23. Oct 7, 1986 - June 11, 1990
Owner-Chai Shaki National Religious Party 24. June 11, 1990 - July 13, 1992
Yitzhak Rabin Avoda 25th July 13, 1992 - Feb. 27, 1995
Shim'on Shitrit Avoda 25., 26. Feb. 27, 1995 - June 18, 1996
Benjamin Netanyahu Likud 27. June 18, 1996 - Aug. 7, 1996
Elijahu Suissa Schas 27. Aug 7, 1996 - Aug 12, 1997
Benjamin Netanyahu Likud 27. Aug 12, 1997 - Aug 22, 1997
Zebulun hammer National Religious Party 27. 22 Aug 1997 - 20 Jan 1998
Benjamin Netanyahu Likud 27. Jan 20, 1998 - Feb 25, 1998
Yitzchak Levy National Religious Party 27. Feb 25, 1998 - Sep 13 1998
Elijahu Suissa Schas 27. 13 Sep 1998 - July 6, 1999
Yitzchak Kohen Schas 28. July 6, 1999 - July 11, 2000
Jossi Beilin Jisra'el agate 28. Oct 11, 2000 - March 7, 2001
Asher Ochana not a member of the Knesset 29 March 7, 2001 - Feb. 28, 2003
Ariel Sharon Likud 30th Feb 28, 2003 - Dec 31, 2003
Yitzchak Kohen Schas 31. Jan 14, 2008 - March 31, 2009
Jakob Margi Schas 32. March 31, 2009 - March 18, 2013
Naftali Bennett HaBajit haJehudi 33. March 18, 2013 - May 14, 2015
David Azulai Schas 34. May 14, 2015 - October 30, 2018
Yitzhak Vaknin Schas 34. January 1, 2019 - May 17, 2020
Yaakov Avitan Schas 35. since May 17, 2020

Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister Political party government Term of office
Serach Truly HaPo'el haMisrachi
National Religious Party
4th Jan 5, 1953 - Jan 26, 1954
Serach Truly HaPo'el haMisrachi
National Religious Party
7th, 8th Jan. 9, 1956 - July 1, 1958
Benjamin Schachor National Religious Party 13., 14. Feb. 1, 1966 - Nov. 17, 1969
Chaim Druckman National Religious Party 19th Aug 11, 1981 - March 2, 1982
Moshe Gafni Degel haTora 24. July 23, 1990 - July 13, 1992
Rafael Pinchasi Schas 25th Dec 31, 1992 - Sep 14 1993
Arje Gamli'el Schas 27. Aug 13, 1996 - Aug 22, 1997 Aug
24, 1997 - Jan 20, 1998
Feb 25, 1998 - July 6, 1999
Jig'al Bibi National Religious Party 27.
27.
28.
Aug 13, 1996 - Jan 20, 1998
Feb 25, 1998 - July 6, 1999
Aug 5, 1999 - July 12, 2000
Eli Ben-Dahan HaBajit haJehudi 33. March 18, 2013 - May 14, 2015

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ministry of Religious Affairs. In: jewishvirtuallibrary.org