In a landmark development for Israel’s rabbinical court system, seven veteran dayanim were officially appointed last night to serve on the Beis Din Hagadol, the highest rabbinical court in the country. This comes just two weeks after 21 new dayanim were appointed to regional rabbinical courts, marking a sweeping reform effort across the entire system.
The appointments were made during a celebratory session of the Dayanim Selection Committee, which convened Thursday in Yerushalayim under the leadership of Minister for Religious Services Michael Malchieli and the president of the Beis Din Hagadol, the Rishon LeTzion Rav Dovid Yosef. The committee unanimously approved the appointments, following the submission of the candidate list by Rav Yosef, which received full consensus from all committee members.
The newly appointed dayanim to the Beis Din Hagadol are:

1. Rav Yigal Lerer
2. Rav Meir Freiman
3. Rav Dovid Berdugo
4. Rav Avraham Shalosh
5. Rav Shneur Pardes
6. Rav Tzvi Ben Yaakov
7. Rav Moshe Amsalem

These appointments complete a wide-reaching judicial initiative in which 28 new dayanim—seven to the Beis Din Hagadol and 21 to the regional courts—have been appointed in under a month. This marks the end of nearly eight years of stagnation in the judicial appointment process within the rabbinical court system.
A formal swearing-in ceremony for all 28 dayanim is scheduled to take place this coming Tuesday at the President’s Residence in Yerushalayim. The state ceremony will be attended by Israel’s President, members of the selection committee, rabbanim, public officials, and the families of the newly appointed dayanim.
Rav Dovid Yosef expressed his satisfaction with the appointments, stating: “This is a momentous day for Am Yisrael, a time of great opportunity for the entire rabbinical court system. We have merited to appoint dayanim who are true talmidei chachamim, God-fearing individuals with refined character, all chosen through unity and cooperation. We will now continue to advance professionally, structurally, and publicly to elevate the status of halacha and strengthen the entire system.”
{Matzav.com Israel}