Education
University of Manchester.
politician Rabbi Knesset member
University of Manchester.
Born in Kfar Saba, Ben-Tzur went to school in Netanya and the Or Yisrael yeshiva in Petah Tikva. During his military service in the Israel Defense Forces he served in the Soldier Teachers unit He later became a reserve captain in the Nahal Brigade.
Between 1985 and 1992 he worked at the Or Hadash middle boarding school.
In 1993 he became Immigration Company-ordinator in the Northern District for the Ministry of Religious Affairs. The following year he took up the position of Deputy Director General of the National Centre for the Development of Holy Places, where he worked between 1994 and 1997.
He then became Chief Executive Officer of Hameshakem in 1998, serving until 2008. In 2001 he became chairman of the Jerusalem Religious Council, a position he held until the following year.
He later worked as director-general of Shas" Ma"ayan HaChinuch HaTorani school system from 2007 until 2013.
However, he entered the Knesset on 22 June 2014 as a replacement for Ariel Atias, who resigned in order to take a break from politics.