Moshe Gafni

Moshe Gafni, Hebrew: משה גפני‎ , (born May 5, 1952 in Bnei Brak) is an Israeli rabbi and politician of Yahadut HaTorah HaMeuhedet ("United Torah Judaism", shortened UTJ). He is political leader of Degel HaTorah ("Banner of the Torah"), one of the two branches of UTJ. He belongs to the Misnagdim movement of Haredi Judaism.

Before entering into politics Gafni was leading a kollel.

He has been a Member of Knesset since 1988, with interruptions from 1992 to 1994 and from 1998 to 1999, due to rotations with Agudat Yisrael politicians of UTJ.

From 1990 to 1992 he was also deputy minister of religious affairs in the Fourth Shamir Government.

References

• Bio at Knesset Website

Current political leaders in the Knesset

Naftali Bennett (HaBayit HaYehudi)  • Yael Cohen-Paran (The Zionist Union - HaTnu'a HaYeruqa)  • Aryeh Deri (Shas)  • Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism - Degel HaTorah)  • Ilan Gilon (Meretz)  • Masud Ghnaim (The Joint List - Ra'am)  • Avi Gabbay (The Zionist Union - HaAvoda)  • Moshe Kahlon (Kulanu)  • Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid)  • Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu)  • Ya'akov Litzman (United Torah Judaism - Agudat Yisrael)  • Tzipi Livni (The Zionist Union - HaTnu'a)  • Benjamin Netanyahu (HaLikud)  • Ayman Odeh (The Joint List - Hadash)  • Ahmad Tibi (The Joint List - Ta'al)  • Jamal Zahalka (The Joint List - Balad)