Ovadia Yosef, an outspoken rabbi who combined religious ... and other groundbreaking decisions appear in the hundreds of books and articles that he authored, many of them based on lectures he ...

To be sure, not one book can possibly encapsulate Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s life or his impact upon the Jewish people. Biographical Portrait of Hacham Ovadia Yosef A”H Born on 12 Tishre ...

I spent the morning immersed in “Yabia Omer,” until the bitter news was announced: “Rav Ovadia Yosef has passed on to heaven.” He was 93. “Yabia Omer” is one of several halakhic books ...

Ovadia Yosef lived in a small, cramped apartment in which hundreds of books lined the walls and spilt across the tables and floors in precarious piles. He and his wife, Margalit Petel, had five ...

As we observe the 11 th anniversary of the passing of Rav Ovadia Yosef z”l (3 Heshvan), we do so in the midst of a deep void in rabbinic leadership in Israel. When I say “Rabbinic Leadership ...

Ovadia Yosef, the rabbi responsible for turning religiously ... He also authored treatises on Jewish law including a much-acclaimed book on Passover, and served in several rabbinical posts.

Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, the son of Sephardi leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, is facing arrest over his approbation for the book Torat HaMelech (The Torah of the King). He has stated that he will not ...

To his supporters, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was a spiritual sage who empowered ... The author of dozens of books about Jewish law and practice, Yosef was a master of communication.

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, president of the Shas Council of Torah ... I told him our holy books say it is a danger. He said, ‘What can I do? I’m used to smoking.’ I told him to gradually cut ...