Education
Born in Jerusalem in the Ottoman Empire, Shag was educated at the Torat Haim yeshiva.
politician Rabbi Knesset member
Born in Jerusalem in the Ottoman Empire, Shag was educated at the Torat Haim yeshiva.
He later headed a yeshiva in Jerusalem, and was chairman of the city"s religious counil in 1936. He was amongst the founders of Kfar Saba, and also aided the foundation of the Bayit VeGan, Geula and Romema neighbourhoods of Jerusalem. In 1949 he was elected to the first Knesset on the United Religious Front list, an alliance of the four major religious parties.
However, he lost his seat two years later in the 1951 elections.
He died in 1958.
In addition, he helped establish the Mizrachi movement in Mandate Palestine, and was a member of its bureau in Jerusalem between 1919 and 1921. He also became a member of the Assembly of Representatives.