David Lau

Rabbi
David Baruch Lau
דוד ברוך לאו‎
Rabbi David Baruch Lau; דוד ברוך לאו‎
Title	Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
Personal
Born	David Baruch Lau; 13 January 1966 (age 58); Tel Aviv, Israel
Religion	Judaism
Nationality	Israeli
Parent	Yisrael (Israel) Meir Lau
Denomination	Orthodox
Jewish leader
Predecessor	Yona Metzger
Began	2013
Other	Chief Rabbi of Shoham; Chief Rabbi of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
Residence	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut

David Baruch Lau (Hebrew: דוד לאו; born 13 January 1966) is the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. He was appointed after achieving a majority of the vote on 24 July 2013.^[1] He previously served as the Chief Rabbi of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel, and as the Chief Rabbi of Shoham. Lau is the son of former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yisrael Meir Lau.

^ Ettinger, Yair; Lis, Jonathan (24 July 2013). "Israel's New Chief Rabbis Are Chosen: Sephardi Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau". Haaretz.

[1] Ettinger, Yair; Lis, Jonathan (24 July 2013). "Israel's New Chief Rabbis Are Chosen: Sephardi Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau". Haaretz.

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