Yaakov Roja

Yaacov Roja
Born	(1944-02-24) February 24, 1944 (age 80)
Education	Hebron Yeshiva
Employer	ZAKA
Known for	Identifying remains of fallen soldiers

Yaakov Roja (born February 24, 1944) is a Lithuanian–Israeli Haredi Rabbi,^[1] and member of the Chief Rabbinate council. On June 30, 2024, he became interim president of the Council of the Chief Rabbinate, alongside Rabbi Eliezer Igra who serves as interim president of the rabbinical court, after chief rabbis David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef ended their terms with no successor named. ^[2] He also serves as the city rabbi of Bat Yam and is an expert on identifying battlefield remains. ^{[citation needed]}