Yitzhak Yosef
Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yitzhak Yosef (Hebrew: יצחק יוסף; born (1952-01-16)January 16, 1952) is an Israeli Haredi rabbi. The Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, he also serves as the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Hazon Ovadia [he] in Jerusalem's Romema neighbourhood.
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Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef יצחק יוסף | |
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Title | Rishon LeZion Chief Rabbi of Israel |
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Born | (1952-01-16) January 16, 1952 (age 72) |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Israeli |
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Predecessor | Shlomo Amar |
Position | Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel |
Organisation | Chief Rabbinate of Israel |
Other | Rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Hazon Ovadia [he] |
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Yosef, the son of former chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef, bases his halakhic (Jewish law) rulings on his father's methodology,[1] which he compiled into a set of books called Yalkut Yosef.[2]