Author: By ANA BERSKY

The Chief Rabbi Election Committee has declared the recent Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi elections invalid due to a mix-up in the ballots, as reported by Israeli media. The committee, along with the Legal Advisor for the Religious Services Ministry and Government’s Deputy Legal Advisors, deemed it impossible to validate the ballot found in the wrong envelope and attributed it to the correct candidate. As a result of this ruling, a repeat election has been scheduled between Rabbi Kalman Bar and Rabbi Micha Halevi on October 31. This decision comes after careful deliberation and ensures that the election process is fair and…