Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber sought to appoint a woman as director-general of the Chief Rabbinate — Shas blocked the move

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Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber considered appointing Devorah Eiferman as acting director-general of the Chief Rabbinate. Eiferman has served since 2021 as a senior deputy director in the administration of the Rabbinical Courts, and her appointment would have placed a woman for the first time at the head of the administrative tier of the Chief Rabbinate.

According to TheMarker, Shas opposed the move. According to the report, the opposition does not necessarily stem from Eiferman being a woman, but from the will of Shas chairman Aryeh Deri to keep in his hands the ability to determine who will be appointed to the post. According to Srugim, the examination did not ripen into an appointment.