חוק הרבנות הראשית לישראל (הארכת כהונה של הרבנים הראשיים לישראל ושל חברי מועצת הרבנות הראשית לישראל) (הוראת שעה) (תיקון), התשפ"ד-2024

Government bill · Published 15 Feb 2024

1Tabled
2Reading 15 Feb 2024
3Committee
4Readings 2-314 Feb 2024
5Published15 Feb 2024

How it affects you

The Chief Rabbis will remain in office until July 1, 2024, and elected council members until September 15, 2024. In the first elections, only officials who held their positions before the amendment and still hold them on election day may participate.

Who gains

The serving Chief Rabbis Their terms are extended until July 1, 2024 Section 2
Elected council members Their terms are extended until September 15, 2024 Section 2
Certain city rabbis They return to office until the 90th day after the local elections Section 3

Who pays

Rabbis and public representatives Only those serving before the amendment may participate in the first elections Section 3
City rabbis who return to office They cannot serve in the electoral assembly for the Chief Rabbis Section 3

Under the table

Few hands
Only 7 of the 120 members took part in the final vote.
Temporary provision
The law, or part of it, is temporary and needs an extension to stay in force.
Extended again
The temporary provision was extended again, one extension so far.