A settlement was recently reached in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, requiring Rabbi Yosef to issue a public apology both ...

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 ...

Israeli Sephardic leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in his weekly Saturday night sermon said that non-Jews exist to serve Jews. JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Sephardic leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in his ...

I'll be quoting from the Tzohar Ethics site (Hebrew), Rav Ovadiah Yosef 's Yabia Omer (volume 10, Choshen Mishpat chap. 6), and Rav Zvi Ryzman's Exploring Modern Halachic Dilemmas (volume 4 ...

the late chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Lapid said that Yosef’s remarks were “a disgrace and insult to IDF soldiers who sacrifice their lives for the defense of the country.” “Rabbi Yosef is a ...

Yosef’s comments echo sentiments previously expressed within the haredi community by his late father, former chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef, suggesting in 2013 that haredim might leave if compelled to ...

Most people will not initially see the former hostages in person. At best, we will see videos but not much more. For those of us in that category, does seeing the hostages returning home online or hea ...

Those close to him hope he will eventually become the council’s president and lead Shas, following in the footsteps of his late father, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef during a shaharit ...

Shas chairman Arye Deri said in an interview with Kol Barama radio that if no agreement is reached on the matter, the country ...

requiring Rabbi Yosef to issue a public apology both in writing and during his weekly class. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, grandson of former Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. (photo credit: MAARIV) Following a ...