Rami Shekalim, whom a Rehovot court stated has posed for over thirty years has falsely posed as a rabbi and expert on Kabbalah, was sentenced to five years in prison for fraud and tax evasion. In a statement, the court said that "the defendant utilized his position as a supposed expert in Kabbalah to appear on radio and television programs, presenting himself as a rabbi - even though he never received semicha (authorization), and as a PhD, even though the foreign university which granted his degree is not accredited." Instead of taking a fee for his services, he asked clients to donate money to a non-profit organization that he headed, which turned out not to have been registered either, the court said, and taxes were never paid on that money either by the donors or by Shekalim.

The court said that the 39 counts he was charged with could have landed him in jail for 138 years.

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