Rabbi Lior Edri (Hebrew: ליאור אדרי, born 13 February 1979) is an Israeli rabbi and politician. He briefly served as a member of the Knesset for Shas in 2015.

Lior Edri
Faction represented in the Knesset
2015Shas
Personal details
Born (1979-02-13) 13 February 1979 (age 45)
Netanya, Israel

Biography

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Edri studied in two yeshivas and a kolel in Netanya. He went on to become a manager at Badatz Beit Yosef, supervising meat kashrut.[1]

A member of Shas, he was placed thirteenth on the party's list for the 2013 Knesset elections.[2] Although Shas won only 11 seats, Edri entered the Knesset on 1 January 2015 following the resignation of Aryeh Deri.[3] He was not on the party's list for the March 2015 elections,[4] losing his seat.

References

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  1. ^ "Rabbi Lior Edri". Badatz Beit Yosef website (in Hebrew). Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Shas Candidates for the 19th Knesset Archived 2015-12-17 at the Wayback Machine Israel Democracy Institute
  3. ^ Sephardic Union of Torah Observers – Shas Knesset website
  4. ^ Shas list Central Elections Committee
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