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Author: Dr. Asher Cohen

Dr. Asher Cohen is senior lecturer in the Political Science Department at Bar-Ilan University. He has published books and articles in the fields of religion and state in Israel and religious Zionism.
Religious Leadership in Israel’s Religious Zionism: The Case of the Board of Rabbis

Religious Leadership in Israel’s Religious Zionism: The Case of the Board of Rabbis

October 1, 2006 | Aaron Kampinsky, Dr. Asher Cohen
The Board of Rabbis was a rabbinical body that was founded in 1948 as part of the Hapoel Hamizrahi movement and united the religious Zionist rabbis. The Board’s experience indicates that to be effective and relevant, a rabbinical body must have a clear and undisputed policy.