Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s 1973 ruling recognizing Ethiopian Jews’ religious status was crucial in ... Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik provided the theological framework for understanding this broader ...

As we observe the 11th 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.

As the blessing of Shehecheyanu is reserved for moments of great joy, it is appropriate only for close friends. But with modern means of communication – phones, email, WhatsApp, FaceTime, Zoom, etc.

Rav Ovadia Yosef, who spoke strongly against television in general, did allow “turning a blind eye” when it came to providing one to the elderly or infirm shut-ins (Shu”T Maayan Omer 12:4, 70). Rav ...

Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, widely regarded as the face of 20th century Modern Orthodox Judaism, ... (A caveat: Rav Ovadia Yosef, a leading Sephardic authority who died in 2013, ...

It’s pretty easy to spot the great ones. Rav Moshe Feinstein, Rav Shlomo Zalman Orbach, Rav Yisroel Salanter, Rav Aharon Kotler, Rav Soloveitchik, the Satmar Rebbe, the Belzer Rav, the Skverer ...

Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler's insightful and fascinating book brings Rabbi Soloveitchik to life while inspiring the awe in which he was held by all. Op-ed ...

As we mark the 3rd of Cheshvan, the day Rabbi Ovadia Yosef passed away, Jews worldwide will be remembering his outstanding scholarship, leadership, compassion, and knowledge. Yet from a general ...

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was targeted by at least one would-be assassin – and one attempt, in 2004, came perilously close to succeeding, his bodyguard Tzachi Berkovitch has revealed. “This was at a ...

For a secular Jewish woman in Jerusalem, the funeral of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was an opportunity to cross over into the alien bowels of the ultra-Orthodox religious world.

More than 700,000 people gathered in Jerusalem yesterday to mourn the death of a great sage, Ovadia Yosef, a former chief rabbi of Israel and the supreme guide of the Shas political party.