Turkey’s Jewish Community Installs Rabbi David Sevi as New Chacham Bashi, Marking a Historic Transition

Dec 7, 2025 | Yeshiva World

Nearly a year after the passing of longtime Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Haleva, Turkey’s Jewish community has formally installed Rabbi David Sevi as its new spiritual leader, marking only the fourth time since 1923 that the country has appointed a Chacham Bashi. Rabbi Sevi, 70, was sworn in during a ceremony at Istanbul’s historic Neve Shalom […]  | Read More The Yeshiva World 

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