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Israeli rabbi
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Meir Mazuz
Meir Mazuz in 2009
Personal life
Born (1945-03-27) March 27, 1945 (age 79)
Tunisia
NationalityIsraeli
SpouseEsther Mazuz
Parent
  • Mazliah Mazuz (father)
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
DenominationSephardic Haredim

Meir Mazuz (born March 27, 1945, in Tunisia) is a political leader and Sephardic Haredi rabbi in Israel.

Mazuz is the dean of the Kisse Rahamim yeshivah, and the son of rabbi Mazliah Mazuz of Tunis (1912-1971), who was assassinated. Meir Mazuz serves as the spiritual leader of Yachad. He is the rabbinic leader (mara d'atra) of the Tunisian Jews.

References

  1. "Rabbi Meir Mazuz and the battle for Orthodox Judaism". Jerusalem Post. 18 February 2014.
  2. Sharon, Jeremy (2 February 2015). "Yahad spiritual patron Mazuz slams haredim for supporting Left". Jerusalem Post.
  3. Sharon, Jeremy (28 December 2014). "Rabbi Meir Mazuz responds to Rabbi Cohen's attack on Yishai". Jerusalem Post.
  4. "More on Unseating of Eli Yishai as Shas Leader". Yeshiva World News. 22 October 2012.
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