Nahum Langental ( he, נחום לנגנטל, born 20 January 1960) is a former

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i politician who served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for the

National Religious Party The National Religious Party ( he, מִפְלָגָה דָּתִית לְאֻומִּית, ''Miflaga Datit Leumit'', commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Mafdal, ) was a political party in Israel representing the religious Zionist moveme ...

between 1999 and 2003.

Biography

Langental was born and raised in Bnei Brak. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces, he studied law at

Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, he, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academi ...

, gaining an LLB. He also studied history and the history of Israel, gaining a BA. He worked as an attorney. For the

1999 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1999. * 1999 electoral calendar Africa * 1999 Algerian presidential election * 1999 Botswana general election * 1999 Beninese parliamentary election * 1999 Central African Republic presidential elect ...

he was placed sixth on the National Religious Party list, but missed out on a seat when they won only five mandates. However, he entered the Knesset on 15 July 1999 as a replacement for

Yitzhak Levy Yitzhak Levy ( he, יצחק לוי, born 6 July 1947) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party (NRP) and the Ahi faction of the National Union between 1988 and 2009. Betw ...

, who resigned upon being appointed Minister of Housing and Construction. During his first term, he was a member of several committees, and chaired the Subcommittee for the War on Traffic Accidents, the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee on Traffic Accidents. the Subcommittee for Industry, Trade, and Hi-Tech and theSubcommittee for the Advancement of Women in the Workplace and Economy. He lost his seat in the 2003 elections. His sister Yaffa was married to Likud MK

Yehuda Glick Yehudah Joshua Glick (; born 20 November 1965), alternatively spelled "Yehuda Glick", is an American-born Israeli Orthodox rabbi, activist, and politician. As the President of Shalom Jerusalem Foundation, he campaigns for expanding Jewish access ...

.The last two years were crazy
Yedioth Ahronoth, 1 January 2018 (in Hebrew)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Langental, Nahum 1960 births Israeli lawyers Living people National Religious Party politicians Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003)