Worshipers at the synagogue of Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef were left stunned following an arson attack that caused ...

Some damage to building and prayer books inside, but no injuries at house of worship frequented by former chief rabbi Yitzhak ...

Police are not quick to surmise a connection between the former chief rabbi’s vicious attack on Edelstein and Netanyahu and the arson.

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A cross was found graffitied inside a nearby apartment building.The post Herzog condemns ‘hate crime’ arson at former chief rabbi’s shul appeared first on JNS.org.

Prosecutors are reportedly not expected to charge the suspect with any security offenses.The post Suspect arrested in torching of former chief rabbi’s Jerusalem shul appeared first on JNS.org.

Antisemites do not distinguish between Jews recognized by Orthodox Halacha, liberal denominations, or even apostates. Their ...

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s 1973 ruling recognizing Ethiopian ... Despite his Orthodox perspective, he inscribed a sacred book for Reform convert Robert Putnam’s grandson’s bar mitzvah, recognizing ...

Centuries later, the Italian rabbi Ovadia Sforno (1470–1550 ... His publications include over 300 articles and several books: Science between Superpowers, A Threat from Within: a Century ...