page_title: Menachem Elon
hierarchical_section_title: Menachem Elon
caption_attribution_description: English: Justice professor Menachem Elon In 1977 Justice Elon was appointed to the Supreme Court of Israel and served as its Deputy President from 1988 until 1993. עברית: השופט פרופ' מנחם אלון, המשנה ה-11 לנשיא בית המשפט העליון
context_page_description: Menachem Elon was an Israeli jurist and Professor of Law specializing in Mishpat Ivri, an Orthodox rabbi, and a prolific author on traditional Jewish law. He was the head of the Jewish Law Institute of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  Elon served as a justice of the Israeli Supreme Court from 1977–1993, and as its Deputy President from 1988–1993. In 1983, he was a candidate for the President of the State of Israel.
context_section_description: Menachem Elon (Hebrew: מנחם אלון‎ ) (November 1, 1923 – February 6, 2013) was an Israeli jurist and Professor of Law specializing in Mishpat Ivri, an Orthodox rabbi, and a prolific author on traditional Jewish law (Halakha). He was the head of the Jewish Law Institute of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  Elon served as a justice of the Israeli Supreme Court from 1977–1993, and as its Deputy President from 1988–1993. In 1983, he was a candidate for the President of the State of Israel.
caption: Former Deputy President Supreme Court of Israel
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