Rishon LeTzion (Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Eretz Yisrael)
The Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Eretz Yisrael — an office tracing back to R. Moshe Galante in 1668.
The Rishon LeTzion is the title given to the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Eretz Yisrael, an office with roots stretching back roughly 350 years. The position emerged in the Ottoman period, with R. Moshe Galante recognized as among its earliest holders in 1668. Over the centuries the role evolved from a community leadership post under Ottoman and then British administration into one of the two official chief rabbinates of the modern State of Israel. The Rishon LeTzion serves as the senior halachic and pastoral authority for Sephardi and Mizrachi communities in Israel and carries weight in Jewish legal decisions affecting those communities worldwide.
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