Rabbi Reuven Websht was chosen on Tuesday as the Chief Rabbi of the Ethiopian community of Israel. Rabbi Websht will begin his mandate at the beginning of the month. Rabbi Websht is 47-years-old and lives in Netivot. Upon his honorable discharge, Rabbi Websht became a Rabbi and began to help people in the IDF as he became an IDF rabbi. In a letter he pened to the residents of the city after receiving the honor, Rabbi Websht said: “The title that I was given is just a small gesture valuing the work that I have done for this community and its social well being.”The previous Chief Rabbi for the Etiopian community praised Rabbi Websht and said: “I know of and have met Rabbi Reuven Websht.

Source: Ethiopian News February 01, 2018 04:41 UTC