Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's support for Rabbi Micha Halevi as Ashkenazi chief rabbi is facing controversy due to Halevi's stance on reducing child support payments for men in divorce cases. This position is also advocated by Smotrich's father-in-law, Judge Uriel Eliyahu. Smotrich's support for Halevi contradicts the committee he established with rabbis from the religious Zionist community, which supports a more moderate approach to child support rulings.