Quiz: Election Eve in Israel. How Much Do You Know About This Year’s Candidates With Bukharian Ties?

Israelis vote on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for the 26th Knesset. Test what you know about the candidates with Bukharian roots and ties on this year’s ballot. Every answer comes from the list filings and Hebrew-language reports linked below.

1. What place does Rabbi Yosef Elnatanov hold on the Shas list?

• A. 4
• B. 7
• C. 11
• D. 23

2. Elnatanov is principal of the Beit Yosef Talmud Torah in which city?

• A. Holon
• B. Ramla
• C. Bnei Brak
• D. Ashdod

3. In which Jerusalem neighborhood is the Tiferet Shlomo yeshiva, where Elnatanov began his studies?

• A. Geula
• B. The Bukharian Quarter
• C. Bayit Vegan
• D. Katamon

4. Yaniv Badalov, No. 15 on Otzma Yehudit, is deputy mayor of which city?

• A. Beit Shemesh
• B. Elad
• C. Or Yehuda
• D. Ramla

5. Adi Mordechayev, deputy mayor of Ramla, is running on which list?

• A. Shas
• B. Noam
• C. Yisrael Beytenu
• D. Otzma Yehudit

6. Zhanna Cohen, No. 45 on Beyachad, previously served on the city council of which city?

• A. Or Yehuda
• B. Holon
• C. Kiryat Gat
• D. Sderot

7. Which day-care payment cap per child per month has Zhanna Cohen said she wants to aim for?

• A. 300 shekels
• B. 500 shekels
• C. 800 shekels
• D. 1,200 shekels

Answers

• 1 – C. No. 11, according to the Shas list filed with the Central Elections Committee and reported by Ynet and Arutz Sheva.
• 2 – A. Holon. Ynet described him as principal of the Beit Yosef Talmud Torah in Holon and rabbi of the Beit Asher VeMordechai synagogue in Tel Aviv’s Kiryat Shalom neighborhood.
• 3 – B. The Bukharian Quarter, according to the Menora profile on Bucharim.com. He went on to study at Porat Yosef in the Old City.
• 4 – B. Elad, where Menora reported he has lived for 27 years.
• 5 – C. Yisrael Beytenu, where he is No. 23 according to the committee filing.
• 6 – A. Or Yehuda, according to Menora. She now heads the World Union of Bukhara Immigrants.
• 7 – C. Up to 800 shekels a month per child, for children under three, under a graduated subsidy model she described to Menora.

Some answers were translated from Hebrew by Bukharian Jewish Post from reports by Bucharim.com (Menora), Ynet and Arutz Sheva.

Sources: Bucharim.com / Menora (Sept. 30, 2026, in Hebrew); Ynet (in Hebrew); Arutz Sheva / INN (Sept. 8, 2026, in Hebrew); Central Elections Committee lists via the Israel Democracy Institute: Shas, Yisrael Beytenu, Beyachad; Central Elections Committee, Otzma Yehudit list page.