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Trading Places
Chief Sephardi Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef will be trading places with Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau on Sunday.
Rabbi Yosef will become the president of the rabbinical council for the next 5 years, and Rabbi Lau will become the president of the rabbinical court.
In Israel, there are two chief rabbis, one Ashkenaz, and one Sephardic, who each serve for a 10-year term.
