Chief Rabbis
Between the years of 1799 and 1978, a series of Chief Rabbis led the Lebanese Jewish community.
- Rabbi Moïse Yedid-Levy 1799-1829
- Rabbi Ralph Alfandari
- Rabbi Youssef el Mann
- Rabbi Aharoun Yedid-Levy
- Rabbi Zaki Cohen 1875
- Rabbi Menaché Ezra Sutton
- Rabbi Jacob Bukai
- Rabbi Haïm Dana
- Rabbi Moïse Yedid-Levy
- Rabbi Nassim Afandi Danon 1908–1909
- Rabbi Jacob Tarrab 1910–1921
- Rabbi Salomon Tagger 1921–1923
- Rabbi Shabtai Bahbout 1924–1950
- Rabbi Benzion Lichtman 1932–1959
- Rabbi Jacob Attiyeh 1949–1966
- Rabbi Yakoub Chreim 1960–1978
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