Menachem Elon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Menachem Elon

Israeli High Court judge

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1923

Place of Birth: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Feb-2013

Profession: judge, lawyer, rabbi, advocate, pedagogue, university teacher, legal counsel, legal scholar

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Menachem Elon (Hebrew: ???? ???? ) (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.