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Hanoch Zeibert

Hanoch Zeibert is an Israeli rabbi and politician from the Gur Hasidic community who has served as mayor of Bnei Brak.

born 1960Mayor of Bnei BrakSecretary general of Agudat YisraelFounding the Magen HaLev school

Occupation: rabbi, politician, educator
Party: Union of Israel

Hanoch Zeibert was born in 1960 in Bnei Brak

Zeibert was born in Bnei Brak in 1960 to a Gur Hasidic family. His father, Shaul Dov Zeibert, was born in Krakow and survived the Bochnia camp. He studied at Gur yeshivas in Bnei Brak and Tel Aviv.

After his marriage he moved to Ashdod, where he was active in public affairs such as education and housing. He founded and ran Magen HaLev, a special education school for the Haredi community, and ran the Gur seminary in Ashdod. In 2008 he briefly sat on the board of the Independent Education system.

In 2009 he returned to Bnei Brak and became acting mayor for United Torah Judaism and head of the planning subcommittee. Under a rotation deal between Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah, he was elected mayor in 2013 with the backing of all Haredi parties. In 2018 he did not run and served as deputy mayor.

In 2024 he was elected mayor again with 59% of the vote, defeating Uriel Busso of Shas. As mayor he worked on developing the north of the city and its business district, and on reorganizing public transportation. He is also secretary general of Agudat Yisrael.