Working to promote a law that would allow continued tenure as a judge in the Great Rabbinical Court.
David Lau (Photo: Reuters)
Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau is working to promote a law that will allow him to continue serving as a judge at the Great Rabbinical Court even after he finishes his term - this is what Vala learned today (Tuesday).
This is a prestigious position as a judge in the Supreme Court with a monthly salary of tens of thousands of shekels.
For the rabbi's entourage, direct involvement in the signature of members of the Knesset on the text of the bill which he hopes to approve in the coming year even before the end of his term.
Rabbi Lau serves as the President of the Great Rabbinical Court, the appellate court of the Rabbinical Court system in Israel.
The Judges Law currently states that the chief rabbis of Israel will be judges by virtue of their position.
During their tenure, they sit at the head of the composition of the Great Rabbinical Court, and also serve in rotation in the position of President of the Great Rabbinical Court, a period of five years each.
The term of office of the chief rabbis was set for a term of ten years, and after the end of their term as rabbis they also cease to serve as judges.
Rabbi Lau is working through MKs from Torah Judaism, led by MK Moshe Gafni, to promote a new law according to which his term as a judge will continue even after his term as chief rabbi ends.
The law is based on the claim that the chief rabbis should be allowed to continue serving as judges even though they did not go through the judicial process through lower courts because over the years they gain experience.
Rabbi Lau's close circle has been working in the Knesset for the last few days to promote the law, although in the past there were similar attempts that did not succeed.
The approval of the law will significantly benefit Rabbi Lau, who will continue to receive a salary of tens of thousands of shekels, not including benefits and allowances until retirement.
Because of this, it raises the question of why the rabbi's environment promotes the law for him.
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Rabbi Lau's close circle has been working in the Knesset in recent days to promote the law.
Rabbi Lau (Photo: Chief Rabbinate)
Chief Rabbi Lau is the son of Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau and his tenure should end in August 2023, in less than a year.
This is not the first time that the rabbi's involvement has arisen in an attempt to change the law so that he can continue to serve as a judge.
According to a publication in July on the Channel 7 website, Rabbi Lau reached a deal with the former minister of religious services, Matan Kahana, in the framework of which "he will not vocally oppose the kosher reform promoted by the minister and the latter will help promote the amendment of the law in the Knesset through one of the members of the Yamina faction, a move that ultimately did not come to fruition due to difficulty During the passage of the law in the Knesset Plenum, the
Office of the Chief Rabbi responded: "The Chief Rabbi of Israel does not deal with political issues at all.
That's how it was and it will continue to be."
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