Menachem Elon

Menachem Elon
Menachem Elon
מנחם אלון
	Menachem Elon in 1983
Supreme Court of Israel judge
	In office; 1977–1993
Personal details
Born	November 1, 1923; Düsseldorf, Germany
Died	February 6, 2013 (aged 89); Jerusalem, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Spouse	Ruth Elon (Buchsbaum)
Relatives	Binyamin Elon (Son); Mordechai Elon (Son); Ari Elon (Son); Joseph ("Sefi") Elon (Son); Emuna Elon (Married to the son);
Alma mater	Hebron Yeshiva; Hebrew University of Jerusalem;
Occupation	Jurist
Awards	1979 Israel Prize; 1994 National Jewish Book Awards; 1994 Zeltner Prize; 1997 Knight of Quality Government; 2001 Yakir Yerushalayim;

Menachem Elon (Hebrew: מנחם אלון‎^ⓘ; November 1, 1923 – February 6, 2013) was an Israeli jurist and Professor of Law specializing in traditional Jewish Law, an Orthodox rabbi, and a prolific author on traditional Jewish law (Halakha). He was the head of the Jewish Law Institute of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He lost the 1983 Israeli Presidential Election to Chaim Herzog.

Elon served as a justice of the Israeli Supreme Court from 1977–1993, and as its Deputy President from 1988–1993.