Ovadia Yosef

Religious Leader

Ovadia Yosef was a world-renowned Talmudic scholar and a recognized authority on Halakha, or Jewish law. Born in Baghdad, he later moved to Jerusalem and rose to prominence, eventually serving as the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983. Yosef was the spiritual leader of the Shas political party in Israel, wielding considerable political influence. His prolific writings and halakhic rulings continue to impact Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish communities globally.

Sep 24, 1920 - Oct 07, 2013 Israeli 12 Quotes

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