Complex sentence: In 1951 Aburbeh was elected by the Israel Chief Rabbinate Chief Rabbinate of Israel council as the chief rabbi of the Sephardic congregation in Petah Tikva, serving alongside the city's Ashkenazi chief rabbi, Rabbi Reuven Katz.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1951 Aburbeh was elected by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Council as Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic congregation of Petah Tikva. He served alongside the city's Ashkenazi chief rabbi, Rabbi Reuven Katz.