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Haim Biton

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MK (Shas; former Minister in the Education Ministry, 2022-2025)

Shas MK (born 1978) who lives in the Jerusalem-area community of Givat Ze'ev; longtime CEO of Shas and head of the Ma'ayan HaHinukh HaTorani Sephardic-religious school network, which he expanded by roughly 10,000 students; served as Minister in the Education Ministry until resigning in July 2025 alongside other Shas ministers to press for legislation safeguarding Torah-study deferments.

Positions and record

Champions state support for Sephardic-religious and Haredi school networks that serve hundreds of thousands of Israeli children
Advocates legal protection for full-time yeshiva students whose Torah study is a pillar of Jewish continuity
Supports robust Jewish and Torah content in publicly funded schools
Builds out Shas's grassroots educational infrastructure serving Israel's Sephardic and traditional communities

Cite this page

Haim Biton, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/haim-biton