Ishak Haleva (born 1940 in Istanbul, Turkey) is the current Hakham Bashi (Chief Rabbi) (Turkish: Hahambaşı) of Turkey. Haleva was the deputy to David Asseo for seven years and became the new chief rabbi after he died in 2002.[1] He has been a member of the Presidium Council of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States.[2]
See also[edit]
- History of the Jews in Turkey
- Jewish Museum of Turkey
- Turkey-Israel relations
- List of synagogues in Turkey
References[edit]
- ^ Turkey's new head rabbi weighs tradition against a volatile future Jewish News Weekly
- ^ "ARIS Rabbis – The Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States". Retrieved 2023-07-15.