What is list of chief rabbis of israel?

The position of Chief Rabbi was established in the State of Israel in 1948, with the first appointment of Rabbi Isaac Herzog as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi and Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel as the Sephardi Chief Rabbi.

Here is a list of the Chief Rabbis of Israel (Ashkenazi and Sephardi):

  • Ashkenazi Chief Rabbis:
  1. Rabbi Isaac Herzog (1948-1959)
  2. Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unterman (1964-1972)
  3. Rabbi Shlomo Goren (1973-1983)
  4. Rabbi Avraham Shapira (1983-1993)
  5. Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau (1993-2003)
  6. Rabbi Yona Metzger (2003-2013)
  7. Rabbi David Lau (2013-present)
  • Sephardi Chief Rabbis:
  1. Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel (1948-1954)
  2. Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim (1955-1972)
  3. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (1973-1983)
  4. Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu (1983-1993)
  5. Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron (1993-2003)
  6. Rabbi Shlomo Amar (2003-2013)
  7. Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef (2013-present)

The Chief Rabbis are chosen by an electoral council composed of religious figures, government officials, and elected representatives of the Jewish community. They are responsible for religious supervision over matters such as kosher food certification, conversion to Judaism, marriage and divorce, and other aspects of Jewish law and practice in the country.