Conference of European Rabbis Annual Review 2017-2018 (5777-5778) 32 www.rabbiscer.org The selection process is very rigorous to ensure that the chosen candidate has the right skills, personality and outlook for the size, history and profile of the community that he is being elected to serve. A number of such appointments have been made over the last two years. A vital part of the CER’s work – and especially that of the EBD - is the appointment of high-calibre religious leaders as Chief Rabbis of communities across Europe. Appointments R A B B I Z S O LT B A L L A Regional Chief Rabbi of Sachsen R A B B I M O S H E B E N D E H A N Chief Rabbi of Madrid, Spain R A B B I DAV I D G E B A L L E Rabbi of Duisburg