Background
Shmuel Halpert was born in Romania in 1939 and immigrated to Israel in 1960. Halpert is the grandson of Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvirna and Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov of Khust.
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Shmuel Halpert
Edit Profileeducator politician Rabbi member of the Knesseth
Education
He studied at the Viznitz Institute of Talmudic Studies, and was ordained as a rabbi.
Career
He made aliyah in 1960. Halpert was first elected to the Knesset in the 1981 elections on the Agudat Israel list. However, he lost his seat in the next elections in 1984.
He re-entered the Knesset after the 1988 elections, and was appointed Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister" General’ s Office in November 1990.
In June 1991 he became Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare. Foreign the 1992 elections, Agudat Israel formed an alliance with Degel HaTorah, which included a seat rotation agreement.
Halpert was elected to the Knesset, but served only half a term (until 1994) as part of the arrangement. He retained his seat served full terms after the 1996 and 1999 elections, but lost it in the 2003 elections.
However, after United Torah Judaism split towards the end of the Knesset term in 2005 Yisrael Eichler resigned as an MK and was replaced by Halpert as part of another rotation agreement.
Halpert was also appointed Deputy Minister of Transportation. Foreign the 2006 elections the alliance was reformed and Halpert was elected to the Knesset on the UTJ list. Like many other religious politicians in Israel he objected to the 2006 Jerusalem gay pride parade, asking "Have we become like Sodom? Let go of this ugliness.
He lost his seat in the 2009 elections.
Throughout his life Halpert also was a member of Board of the Central Committee of Agudat Yisrael and World Executive of Agudat Yisrael.
Membership
He is also a member of the party's central committee and a member of the executive of World Agudat Israel.
Connections
He is married and has 6 children.
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Born
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Nationality
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Religion
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Political Party
United Torah Judaism
Education
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Viznitz Institute of Talmudic Studies , Rabbinical ordination 25 Phyllis Terrace Monsey, New York 10952
Career
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1960 - 1984
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1988 - 1990
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1990
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1991
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1992 - 2003
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2005 - 2009
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2005 - 2006