Lior Edri Explained

Birth Date:13 February 1979
Birth Place:Netanya, Israel
Suboffice1:Shas
Subterm1:2015

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.

Biography

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rabbi Lior Edri. Badatz Beit Yosef website. he. January 4, 2015.
  2. http://en.idi.org.il/media/2052117/Shas.pdf Shas Candidates for the 19th Knesset
  3. https://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/heb/FactionPageCurrent.asp?PG=2 Sephardic Union of Torah Observers – Shas
  4. http://www.bechirot20.gov.il/election/Candidates/Pages/OneListCandidates.aspx?LPF=Search&WebId=6adadc15-e476-480b-9746-04490aedeb0f&ListID=ba72a662-765c-45af-9d48-fb68080956af&ItemID=60&FieldID=ListNickname_GxS_Text Shas list