With 77 votes to 58: Rabbi Kalman Bar elected Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Posted by | Jan 1, 1970 | Israel NOWlej | 0 | After the two tied in the first round of elections, Netanya Chief Rabbi Kalman Bar beat his opponent, Petah Tikva Chief Rabbi Micha Halevi. | Read More in News from Israel. Read More in Israel NOWlej.