2008 The Jewish Home leadership election
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The 2008 The Jewish Home leadership election was held on 8 December 2008 to elect the inaugural leader of the newly formed The Jewish Home party. Daniel Hershkowitz was elected as leader.
Background
The Jewish Home formed in November 2008[1] as a merger of the National Religious Party, Moledet, and the offshoot National-religious wing of Religious Zionist Party.
Candidates
- Ran
- Eli Ben-Dahan, rabbi and administrative head of the rabbinic courts[2]
- Daniel Hershkowitz, rabbi and mathematics professor[2]
- Avi Wartzman, rabbi and educator[2]
- Declined to run
- Yaakov Amidror, former major general[2]
Election
Major General Yaakov Amidror declined calls to serve as the party's leader.[2] Instead, he served as chairman of the party committee in which the leadership vote was held on December 8.[2] Other members of the committee included Asher Cohen.[3] The council opted for Hershkowitz instead of figures who were already nationally established in hopes of having a fresh face so that they could launch the new party with a fresh image.[2]
The day after the leadership vote, the same party council selected the candidates for the party's electoral list in the forthcoming Knesset elections.[2]
References
- ^ "The Jewish Home Political Party - HaBayit HaYehudi". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gedalyahu, Tzvi Ben (December 9, 2008). "Hershkowitz Heads Jewish Home". Israel National News. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Wagner, Matthew (December 9, 2008). "Habayit Hayehudi Opts For Hershkowitz". jpost.com. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 11 July 2022.