The Supreme Court today (Thursday), following the hearing of petitions filed regarding the elections for the Chief Rabbis of Israel, the date for which has long passed by law, ordered that the Elections Committee set a date for holding the elections for the Chief Rabbis, no later than the 17th of Elul.
In a ruling issued by a panel of three judges, headed by Judge Yael Wilner, the court issued an absolute order ordering the Elections Committee to set a date for holding the elections as soon as possible.
In addition, the court clarified that before holding the elections, the acting chief rabbis must complete the missing appointments to the electoral assembly in accordance with the law.
However, the decision emphasized that failure to complete these appointments would not delay the holding of the elections.
The court further ruled, due to the exceptional circumstances, that a candidate who met the age requirements for running on the last date for holding the elections according to the law, will also be eligible to run on the later election date to be determined.
This means that Acting President of the Grand Court, Rabbi Eliezer Igra, will be allowed to run in the elections even on the postponed date, despite having passed the age of 70.
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