Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron

Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron
אליהו בקשי-דורון‎
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Born	(1941-04-05)5 April 1941 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Died	12 April 2020(2020-04-12) (aged 79) Jerusalem, Israel
Religion	Orthodox Judaism
Nationality	Israeli
Spouse	Esther
Denomination	Sephardi
Senior posting
Period in office	1993–2003
Predecessor	Mordechai Eliyahu
Successor	Shlomo Amar
Previous post	Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Haifa Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron (Hebrew: אליהו בקשי דורון‎; April 5, 1941 – April 12, 2020) was an Israeli rabbi who served as Rishon LeZion (Chief Rabbi of Israel) from 1993 to 2003. Prior to that he served as Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Bat Yam and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Haifa.

Bakshi-Doron was criticized by Haredi leaders for some of his halakhic (Jewish legal) decisions, and by the Reform movement for his position on assimilation. He was known for his promotion of interfaith dialogue and nonviolence.