Ishak Haleva
Turkish rabbi (1940–2025)
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Ishak Haleva (Hebrew: יצחק חליבה, Turkish: İsak Haleva) (27 April 1940 – 14 January 2025) was Hakham Bashi (Chief Rabbi) (Turkish: Hahambaşı) of Turkey.
Biography
Haleva was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1940. Before becoming the Chief Rabbi, he studied at Yeshiva Porat Yosef in Jerusalem.[1] Haleva was the deputy to David Asseo for seven years and became the new chief rabbi after Asseo died in 2002.[2] He was a member of the Presidium Council of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States.[3]
Haleva died in Istanbul in January 2025, at the age of 84.[4]
