Despite his great admiration for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Rabbi Mazuz opposed the agreements out of inner integrity. At the time he told me: 'I cannot say things that would hurt Rabbi Ovadia ...

Rav Cohen cites multiple halakhic sources including Rav Ovadia Yosef (Yechaveh Daat 2:14), who brings the example of David Hamelech to distinguish between justified and unjustified bloodshed.

About the Author Yosef Fruhman is a senior at Rutgers University in New Jersey, studying Political Science and Jewish Studies. He hopes to make Aliyah after graduating.

In matters of halacha, Rabbi Mazuz took a balanced and thoughtful approach. While Iraqi-born gaon Rabbi Ovadia Yosef advocated for universal adoption of the Beit Yosef’s rulings, and Moroccan-born ...

In the video above, 7NEWS’ Robert Ovadia reports on Raptor 13 cop Andrew Murphy Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Murphy has attracted media attention on numerous occasions over the ...