Rabbis David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef sworn in as Israeli chief rabbis in ceremony in President's Residence. President Peres asks rabbis to act in spirit of Beit Hillel, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni asks them to bring all of Israel together. Outgoing chief rabbis, religious affairs minister absent from ceremony

Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman, leader of haredi public, instructs pupils to think about Lapid, Piron when saying prayer against enemies of Israel