Meir Mazuz

Meir Mazuz (born March 27, 1945, in Tunisia) is a political leader and Sephardic Haredi rabbi in Israel.[1]

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

Mazuz is the dean of the Kisse Rahamim yeshivah,[2][3] 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.[4]

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