Rabbi Rami Brachyahu, who came under fire after a July Ynet report revealed that he had issued a ruling in a weekly pamphlet that it was prohibited for anyone in the settlement to let an apartment to homosexuals, has been appointed as chief rabbi of the Israeli Police Force.

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In response to the outcry over the ruling, Rami Brachyahu said that “we cannot allow a couple to live amongst the community who are incompatible with the law of nature and the values of Torah and Jewish law.”

Rami Brachyahu also signed a letter earlier this year in support of Rabbi Yigal Levenstein, head of the pre-military academy in Eli who described gays as “perverts,” and is also opposed to female service in the IDF.

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