David Lau

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Lau
Occupation	Rabbi
Date Of Birth	Jan 13, 1966(1966-01-13)
Age	58
Birthplace	Tel Aviv
Country	Israel
Birth City	Tel Aviv District
Horoscope	Capricorn

David Lau Biography

David Lau is one of the most popular and richest Rabbi who was born on January 13, 1966 in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel. David Baruch Lau (Hebrew: dvd lAv; born 13 Jan. 1966) serves as the Ashkenazi chief Rabbi in Israel. He was appointed following an overwhelming majority vote on the 24th of July 2013. He previously served as the Chief Rabbi of Modi’in- Maccabim-Re’ut, Israel and as the Chief Rabbi of Shoham. Lau is the child of the the former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi in Israel Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau.

On the 24th of June on the 24th of June, 2013 He became the Ashkenazi the Chief Rabbi for Israel. At the time of his election he was the youngest (at 47 years old)) who was elected the Chief Rabbi in Israel. The ceremony was held on August 14, 2013, at the presidential residence, which is the place of worship for the president of Israel.

In August 2019, Lau directed the chevra kadisha to delay the burial in Jerusalem of the mother of an American Haredi man, Yisrael Meir Kin, until he would agree to religiously divorce his estranged wife. After it was reported that the burial was allowed to proceed as Kin’s relatives in Israel had deposited $20,000 with the Supreme Rabbinical Court and signed a document pledging to do what they could to convince him, Kin accused Lau of corruption and spreading fake news, saying that no one from Lau’s office had contacted him, and no one had negotiated on his behalf. He said that a get (religious divorce document) was “waiting for [his wife] for more than 10 years” in a beth din (religious court) in Monsey, New York, and since Lau was related to his wife, he had therefore taken sides in the case. A relative of Lau denied that he was related, but Haaretz determined that they are in fact related, though distantly. Lau’s office responded to Kin’s statements, saying that the chief rabbi was not aware of the family relation while dealing with the case, and that they were sorry that Kin, who had denied his wife a get “for more than 15 years” was “continuing his refusal despite the agreements reached… [Lau] will continue his unwavering war on the phenomenon of get-refusal and “will do everything he can, including [imposing] the most severe sanctions, to end any case of get-refusal that may develop.”

In 2020, during the Wuhan virus pandemic, Lau declared that no one should touch or kiss mezuzot, in order to prevent further spread of the virus.

He has published his work in journals like Tehumin. He also edited an album of his father’s response called Yichil Yisrael. Also, he edited and released an e-book in honor of his grandfather Yitzchak Yedidya Frankel. He launched his book, Maskil LeDavid, on matters of genealogy and the conversion process, military law and other subjects.

David Lau Net Worth

David Lau is one of the richest Rabbi from Israel. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Lau 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

David Baruch Lau was born in Tel Aviv. He attended Yeshivat Yishuv HaHadash, and later, Yeshivat Beit Matityahu and the Ponevezh Yeshiva. Lau took a semikhah (rabbinic ordination) test in 1993. Dov Lior, the test’s administering Rabbi, stated that Lau brought answers to the previous tests in the exam area, causing Lau to be disqualified from the test however Lau has denied all allegations. Lau was tested again in 1994, and passed the test.

Lau was among the first rabbis from Israel to offer responsa via the internet. From the beginning of summer 2006 Lau has been a regular guest on the program “Ask the Rabbi” on HaArutz HaRishon which is a program on halakhic issues and answers. Since 1999, he’s been broadcasting the weekly program “Jewish Point” on the radio station Kol Chai.

In 2018, it was reported that Lau sought to appoint his brother-in-law Mordechai Ralbag as a replacement for a rabbinical judge who was investigating corruption involving hekdeshot (Haredi non-profit property trusts). Lau and the Ralbag family have denied any wrongdoing.

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David Ranked on the list of most popular Rabbi. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Israel. David Lau celebrates birthday on January 13 of every year.