Chaim amsalem
Shas-backed Zevadia Cohen elected Tel Aviv chief rabbi after High Court delays, political battle
The position has been vacant for nearly nine years, since former chief rabbi Israel Meir Lau left office in 2017, but the race is not only about filling an empty seat.
![Moshe Feiglin [L] shakes hands with Rabbi Haim Amsalem [R].](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/434917 "Moshe Feiglin [L] shakes hands with Rabbi Haim Amsalem [R].")