Ex-con rabbi becomes Morocco's first chief rabbinic judge in 100 years
Rabbi Yoshiahu Pinto, a descendant of Moroccan Jewish sages was installed in a official ceremony, the only Muslim government country in modern times to recognize a Jewish rabbinic authority.
Rabbi Yoshiahu Pinto being installed at chief rabbi of Morocco at Beth-El synagogue in Casablanca, April, 2019(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/YOU TUBE)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF