Michael Melchior
Michael Melchior | |
|---|---|
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1999–2001 | Minister of Social & Diaspora Affairs |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1999–2001 | One Israel |
| 2001–2009 | Meimad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1954 Copenhagen, Denmark |
Michael Melchior (Hebrew: מיכאל מלכיאור; born January 31, 1954) is a Jewish leader, Orthodox rabbi, thinker, and activist. He is a former Minister of Social and Diaspora Affairs, a former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and a former member of Knesset for Meimad. He is the Rabbi of a community in Talpiyot, Jerusalem (Beit Boyar), while still holding the title of the Chief Rabbi of Norway.