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David Yosef elected as Sephardic chief rabbi, the third from his family in the role
The next Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel is Rabbi David Yosef, the Rabbinate announced Sunday evening, adding that the ...
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Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, founder of Shas and Sephardic sage, dies at 93
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 ...
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More than 800,000 attend Jerusalem funeral for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
A throng estimated at more than 800,000 filled the streets of Jerusalem for the funeral of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the Sephardic sage and political leader. (JTA) — A throng estimated at more than ...
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Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Wilschansky, 74, OBM
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Wilschansky, one of the Rebbe’s Shluchim to the Holy Land, passed away on Motzei Shabbos, 9 Adar, 5785. He founded the Chabad Lubavitch Yeshiva in Tzfat, served as its Rosh ...
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Iranian, Israeli rabbis mourn late Turkish chief rabbi Isak Haleva
Israeli Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber, former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, Ohr HaChaim Yeshiva head Reuven Elbaz, and Iranian Chief Rabbi Yehuda Gerami joined a Zoom service to ...