Kalman Ber

Rabbi
Kalman Meir Ber
קלמן מאיר בר
Rabbi Kalman Bar speaking at a podium
Rabbi Kalman Ber at a Jerusalem Day event at Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva, 2015
TitleAshkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
Personal
Born
Kalman Meir Ber

(1957-12-24) 24 December 1957 (age 66)
ReligionJudaism
NationalityIsraeli
SpouseDaphna Ber
Children6
Parent(s)Emanuel Ber (father), Miriam Ita Ber (mother)
DenominationOrthodox Judaism
Alma materYeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh
OccupationRabbi, educator
Jewish leader
PredecessorDavid Lau
PositionRosh Yeshiva
YeshivaYeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh
PositionAshkenazi Chief Rabbi
OrganisationChief Rabbinate of Israel
Began2024
OtherChief Rabbi of Netanya (2014–2024)
ResidenceNetanya, Israel
SemikhahKerem B'Yavneh (1980)

Kalman Meir Ber (Hebrew: קלמן מאיר בר; born 24 December 1957) is an Israeli rabbi who serves as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, appointed in 2024. He previously served as Chief Rabbi of Netanya from 2014 to 2024.