Jerusalem – Former Israeli Chief Rabbi Faces Fraud Charge For Doling Out Rabbinic Ordinations

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    Former Chief Rabbi ELiyahu Bakshi Doron testifeid today, May 24, 2010, at the District Court in Jerusalem. Rabbi Bakshi Doron is suspected of  permitting insitutions to give to civil servants fake rabbinical certificats. Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash90. Jerusalem – The State Attorney’s office announced on Thursday that it was considering indicting former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Bakshi Doron, subject to a hearing, for his part in the affair known as the “rabbis case,” in which 1,500 members of the IDF and police force received false certificates of rabbinic ordination entitling them to an extra NIS 2,000 – 4,000 a month in wages.

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    In November 2007, ten indictments were handed down over the affair. The allegations against Rabbi Bakshi Doron relate to his activities during his tenure as Sephardi Chief Rabbi from 1998-2003.

    At the time, a Higher Religious Education diploma which was accompanied by rabbinic ordination, enabled security personnel to receive additional pay of from NIS 2,000 – NIS 4,000 a month. Numerous educational facilities were set up to train security personnel as rabbis, and students at these schools were ordained by the Chief Rabbinate, making them eligible for the salary benefits.

    The seminaries where the studies took place received registration fees for the classes, and the security personnel studied for five to 10 hours a week for a period of one to two and a half years at most, but received certification that they had taken a five-year yeshiva program, enabling them to receive the pay bonus.


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    EmesMeieretz
    EmesMeieretz
    12 years ago

    Interesting his name in Loshon Kodesh means “asking for presents” (bikshi doron)

    LiberalismIsADisease
    LiberalismIsADisease
    12 years ago

    I guess only the m’dina which serves up krumkeit at its best knows how to give smicha.

    enlightened-yid
    enlightened-yid
    12 years ago

    Where would yiddishkeit be without all these financial incentives benefiting so many that they are living comfortable off religion as their main source of income? The state has itself to blame for rewarding extra bonuses and stipends and registration fees for religious education. You cut that out and the number of phony yeshivas on every corner in Israel will shrink and these “religious” people will be forced to get real jobs instead of turning Judaism into mockery for profit.

    12 years ago

    This would never happen with a Litvashe chief rav and raises the question of why we have the government appointing “Chief Rabbonim”. In Russia and China, the government plays a key role in appointing the heads of churches so asssure that state interests trump any politically inappropriate actions by those sprititual leaders.

    Yechi
    Yechi
    12 years ago

    We should not judge him, let the courts decide. He is no differant than any other Jew., the term Rabbi only means maybe they know the laws of basar Vchalov.

    The post of Chief Rabbi is after all political ,, there is no requirement to be the”Godel Hador,Or the Posek Hador or a Tzaddik,,, There are many others who are called that

    After all we have 2 chief rabbis , and 2 satmar rebbes , are we not blessed…

    12 years ago

    Nebech, nebech.

    Yechi
    Yechi
    12 years ago

    EmesMeieretz i mentined satamar because he was just in town

    Yossi , you are orrect. at least i did not say basar Vchaylev..now you know why they do not call me Rabbi

    Yechi
    Yechi
    12 years ago

    qazxc it looks like you have no respect for torah knowledge

    Iinteresting term used, Gedolim,,,,

    Erlich
    Erlich
    12 years ago

    If the charges are true, it is another busha for Yiddishkeit in Israel.