Yitzhak Goldknopf

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• Long-time Hasidic communal leader; CEO of the Beit Yaakov and Beit Petahia kindergarten and daycare network serving Ger families, a role inherited from his father
• Appointed by the Gerrer Rebbe to lead Agudat Yisrael in June 2022, succeeding Yaakov Litzman
• First entered the Knesset in 2022 and led UTJ into Netanyahu's coalition, bringing a strong voice for Torah Judaism into government
• Served as Minister of Housing and Construction (Dec 2022 - June 12, 2025), focusing on expanding affordable housing for Israel's growing religious communities
• Resigned from the cabinet at the direction of the Gerrer Rebbe after the government failed to enact the long-promised yeshiva-student draft framework, defending the centrality of Torah study to the Jewish people
• Lead UTJ voice on protecting yeshiva learning, securing funding for Haredi educational institutions, and upholding Sabbath observance in public life