Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the Israeli sage who founded the Sephardic Orthodox Shas political party and exercised major influence on Jewish law, died Monday in Jerusalem at the age of 93. TEL AVIV (JTA ...
Everyone in Israel knew Ovadia Yosef’s name, but in public his followers ... JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in ...
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Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
This ruling was strongly opposed by then-31-year-old Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who insisted that Sephardi tradition allows this practice. This position has been maintained by his sons who, like their ...
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David Yosef elected as Sephardic chief rabbi, the third from his family in the roleYosef — the son of the revered former Haredi spiritual leader, the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef ... judge who currently leads Israel’s highest Jewish religious court, received 21 votes.
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