Eliyahu Baruchi (; born 22 January 1976) is an Israeli

Haredi Haredi Judaism (, ) is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that is characterized by its strict interpretation of religious sources and its accepted (Jewish law) and traditions, in opposition to more accommodating values and practices. Its members are ...

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and politician who served several terms between 2020 and 2025 as a member of the

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for the

United Torah Judaism United Torah Judaism (, ''Yahadut HaTora'') is a Haredi, religious conservative political alliance in Israel. The alliance, consisting of Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah, was first formed in 1992, in order to maximize Ashkenazi Haredi repr ...

alliance.

Biography

Baruchi was born in

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, and studied at the Torah yeshiva in the city. After marrying, he studied at Kollel Abraham in

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and

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva (, ), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of the Old Y ...

. In 2008 he was appointed chair of the Petah Tikva branch of

Degel HaTorah Degel HaTorah () is an Ashkenazi Haredi political party in Israel. For much of its existence, it has been allied with Agudat Yisrael, under the name United Torah Judaism. History Degel HaTorah was founded in 1988, as a splinter from Agudat Isr ...

. He was elected onto Petah Tikva city council and became deputy mayor. He was placed tenth on the United Torah Judaism list for the April 2019 election, but UTJ won only eight seats. He was placed tenth again for the September 2019 election, in which UTJ were reduced to seven seats. Although he missed out again in the March 2020 election in which he retained the tenth slot and UTJ again won seven seats, he entered the Knesset on 24 June 2020 as a replacement for

Uri Maklev Rabbi Yisrael Meir Uri Maklev (; born 10 January 1957) is an Ashkenazi Israeli politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Transportation and Road Safety and was previously a member of the Knesset for the Haredi party Degel HaTorah, which toget ...

, who had resigned his seat under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet.Rabbi Litzman, Rabbi Maklev Submit Resignation From Knesset
Hamodia, 22 June 2020 He left the Knesset on 15 September 2020 when

Yaakov Litzman Yaakov Noach Litzman (; born 2 September 1948) is an American-born Israeli politician and former government minister. A follower of the Ger Hasidic dynasty, he heads Agudat Yisrael, part of the United Torah Judaism alliance, in the Knesset. He ...

returned after resigning from the cabinet, but re-entered it on 14 October as a replacement for Eliyahu Hasid. He was placed ninth on the UTJ list for the 2021 election, losing his seat as the alliance won seven seats. He regained his seat when

resigned his own seat under the Norwegian Law, but left the Knesset again in June when a new government was formed without United Torah Judaism and Maklev returned to the Knesset. Baruchi was placed ninth on the UTJ list for the 2022 election, and returned to the Knesset on 25 January 2023 under the Norwegian Law. He left the Knesset in June 2025 following

Yitzhak Goldknopf Yitzhak Issachar Goldknopf (; born 30 October 1950) is an Israeli politician who serves as the leader of Agudat Yisrael and as the leader of the United Torah Judaism party, following the resignation of Yaakov Litzman. He also serves as a member ...

's resignation from the Kneset under the Norwegian Law. He rejoined the Knesset in July 2025, replacing Ya'akov Tessler. Several weeks later, he left the Knesset and was replaced by

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baruchi, Eliyahu 1976 births Living people Israeli Orthodox Jews Degel HaTorah politicians Haredi rabbis in Israel Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021) Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022) Members of the 25th Knesset (2022–) People from Ashdod Rabbinic members of the Knesset United Torah Judaism politicians