Long-time Chief Rabbi of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel Rabbi Yosef Hadane will step down after years of service and leadership, to be replaced by noted author and posek (halakhic authority), Rabbi Reuven Wabashat. Rabbi Wabashat is currently serving as Chief Rabbi of Southern Israel Ethiopian Jewish community. Rabbi Yosef Hadane is the son of the chief Ethiopian Jewish kes (priest) and the first in Ethiopian Jewish history to receive halakhic ordination of Rabbinic Judaism. Rabbi Wabashat will replace Rabbi Hadane, who was ordained nearly forty years ago and is retiring due to his age on January 1, 2018. Shmuel Legesse Appointing a new Ethiopian Chief Rabbi

Source: Ethiopian News September 25, 2017 08:48 UTC