Haim Yosef Abergel

Haim Yosef Abergel is the son of Rabbi Yoram Abergel, and is the head of the Bnei Yosef school network. He split his school network from the Shas-aligned Maayan HaChinuch HaTorani school network, and transferred it to the state-run Haredi curriculum. In 2025, he announced that he would be creating a new political party designed to compete with Shas, that supports conscription of Haredim, called Mayim Chaim. He has been accused of sexually assaulting young women and girls.
In late August 2025, he was arrested by the Israel Police's Southern District on suspicion of sexual offences.