Unanimously: Rabbi Gad Revach elected rabbi of the Mitzpe Ramon local council

September 4, 2022   

Holiday in Mitzpe Ramon: Rabbi Gad Revach was elected to serve as rabbi of the Mitzpe Ramon local council - after the elections for the local council rabbinate were held this evening (Sunday). Change of address? Here you will find out if your details are already updated in the voter register. Upon the announcement of the results, the Director General of the Ministry of Religious Services, Gal Shem-Tov, congratulated Rabbi Gad Revach on being elected to the position. Two candidates ran for the position of Rabbi in Mitzpe Ramon: Rabbi Gad Revach and Rabbi Akiva Ofer. In 2017, the local rabbi, Rabbi Daniel Bar Mocha, passed away. The election process carried out in Mitzpe Ramon was in accordance with the new regulations for electing a city rabbi. Rabbi Revach was elected unanimously by 12 members of the electorate who expressed their confidence in him. The committee to elect the rabbi of the Mitzpe Ramon local council met a few weeks ago to approve the list of candidates. The committee was headed by retired judge Sarah Frisch and included Rabbi Shlomo Elharar, the city rabbi Shlomi, the head of the local council Roni Marom, Giora Ben Meshi, and Rabbi Hizkiyahu Samin - Director of the Rabbis, Marriage and Kashrut Division at the Ministry of Religious Services. This evening, as mentioned, it was decided that Rabbi Gad Revach will serve as the rabbi of Mitzpe Ramon, Rabbi Gad Revach, a member of religious Zionism and a graduate of the Karni Shimron Hesder Yeshiva, serves as the rabbi of the Neot Hovav Regional Council. Upon Rabbi Revach's election to the position of rabbi of the local council, the Director General of the Ministry of Religious Services, Gal Shem-Tov, said: "The rabbi of a city has an important and central role in religious and community life. I believe that the rabbi will work to connect the residents to spiritual life and bring accessible, enlightening Judaism. On this occasion, I congratulate Rabbi Revach and wish him the honor of being sanctified in the name of God. It is very important that the rabbinate in Israel be led by God-fearing scholars who see the State of Israel as the beginning of the growth of our redemption.".