Michael Malchieli (, born 7 October 1982) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as the Minister of Religious Affairs and as acting Minister of Interior in the thirty-seventh government, and is a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for the

Sephardi Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefa ...

ultra-Orthodox Haredi Judaism ( he, ', ; also spelled ''Charedi'' in English; plural ''Haredim'' or ''Charedim'') consists of groups within Orthodox Judaism that are characterized by their strict adherence to ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions, in oppos ...

Shas Shas ( he, ש״ס) is a Haredi religious political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 under the leadership of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who remained its spiritual leader until his death in October 2013, it primarily ...

party.

Biography

Malchieli was a pupil at the Hebron Yeshiva,Deri quits Knesset, to be replaced by Jerusalem councilman
''The Jerusalem Post'', 31 October 2016 and later gained a BA in education and Israel Heritage from Bayit VeGan College and studied for a master's in public policy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He taught at

Boys Town Jerusalem Boys Town Jerusalem ( he, קרית נוער ירושלים, ''Kiryat Noar Yerushalayim'') is an Orthodox Jewish educational institution in Jerusalem. Founded in 1949, it houses over 850 boys aged 12 to 20 on its Bayit Vegan campus, and provides o ...

between 2005 and 2009, and was Rosh yeshiva at the Tiferet Zvi

yeshiva A yeshiva (; he, ישיבה, , sitting; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are st ...

from 2008 until 2013. Malchieli is married, with five children, and lives in the East Jerusalem settlement of

Neve Yaakov Neve Yaakov also Neve Ya'aqov, ( he, נווה יעקב; lit. Jacob's Oasis), is an Israeli settlement and neighborhood located in East Jerusalem, north of Pisgat Ze'ev and south of al-Ram. Established in 1924 during the period of the British M ...

, where he was chairman of the neighbourhood council from 2012 to 2013.

Political career

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, he was elected to Jerusalem City Council, where he held the portfolio for ultra-Orthodox sports. He was also chief of staff to Minister of Religious Services David Azulai. He was placed eleventh on the

list for the 2015 Knesset elections. Although the party won only seven seats, he entered the Knesset on 2 November 2016 as a replacement for party leader Aryeh Deri, who resigned from the Knesset.Interior Minister Shal Leader Deri Resigns From Knesset
''The Yeshiva World'', 31 October 2016

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malchieli, Michael 1982 births Living people Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Social Sciences alumni Israeli educators Israeli Jews Israeli Orthodox Jews Israeli Rosh yeshivas Israeli settlers Jewish Israeli politicians Ministers of Religious affairs of Israel Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019) Members of the 21st Knesset (2019) Members of the 22nd Knesset (2019–2020) Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021) Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022) Members of the 25th Knesset (2022–) Shas politicians