Ya'akov Moshe Toledano
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Rabbi Ya'akov Moshe Toledano was an Israel
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i rabbi who served as Minister of Religions for two brief periods between 1958 and 1960. He also served as chief rabbi
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 of Cairo
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, Alexandria
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 and Tel Aviv
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.

Although not a member of the Knesset
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, Toledano was appointed Minister of Religions on 3 December 1958, serving until 30 November the following year. When David Ben-Gurion
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' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...

 formed a new government on 17 December 1959 Toledano returned to his ministerial role, serving until his death in October 1960.

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