Moshe Maya ( he, משה מאיה, born 9 August 1938) is an Israeli Haredi

rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

and former politician who served as 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

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 ...

between 1992 and 1996, and as Deputy

Minister of Education and Culture The Ministry of Education and Culture is a Cabinet position in the governments of several nations. In some nations the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture are separate departments; in others, the Ministry of Education and Culture al ...

from 1992 until 1993.

Biography

Born in

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Jews of the Old Yishuv, and became a permanent s ...

during the Mandate period, Maya was ordained as a rabbi, and served as the rabbi of

Yad Eliyahu Yad Eliyahu ( he, יד אליהו) is a neighborhood in east Tel Aviv, Israel. Yad Eliyahu was established in 1929. It developed in accordance with plans drawn up by Jacob Ben Sira, the Tel Aviv municipal engineer. The neighborhood, named for H ...

neighbourhood of Tel Aviv. He was elected to the Knesset on the

list in

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, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Education and Culture in

Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin (; he, יִצְחָק רַבִּין, ; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77, and from 1992 until ...

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, holding the post until Shas left the coalition in 1993. He lost his seat in the

1996 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1996. * 1995–1996 Azerbaijani parliamentary election * 1996 Beninese presidential election * 1996 Comorian presidential election * 1996 New Zealand general election * 1996 Nicaraguan general electio ...

. Maya remained a member of Shas, and is currently part of its Shas Council of Torah Sages. He also heads the Zikron Moshe yeshiva in Yad Eliyahu.Zichron Moshe
Olam HaTorah

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maya, Moshe 1938 births People from Petah Tikva Orthodox rabbis in Mandatory Palestine Sephardic Haredi rabbis in Israel Living people Shas politicians Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996) Deputy ministers of Israel Rabbinic members of the Knesset