Tag: Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Deri Returns to the Sound of One Hand Clapping [election]
Deri ends his slaps-shtick and accepts a rabbi's command to humbly return to lead the baa-baa sheep.
Son of R. Ovadia Yosef, zt’l, Faces Probe in Holon
The son of late Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Rabbi Avraham Yosef, is under investigation.
Lapid Stages Slight Comeback in Polls
Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party would win 14 Knesset seats if elections were held today, compared with 11 in a poll in November, according...
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Left a Kosher Empire
Overlooked in the eulogies and praise of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is the role he played in the development of the kosher certification, Badatz Beit...
New Jerusalem Entrance Highway to Be Named for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
A new highway planned for the entrance to Jerusalem and to bring motorists through the Har Nof neighborhood will be named after Rabbi Ovadia...
Jeremy Man Saltan on Death of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and Netanyahu at the UN
Yishai is joined by our Knesset insider Jeremy Man Saltan. Together, They discuss the passing of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef along with analyzing Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recent speech at the United Nations.
Letter Reveals Rav Ovadia Retracted ‘Land for Peace’ Ruling in 2003
Another Big Lie is exposed. Rav Ovadia favored giving up land for peace in 1993. But when the PA blew up the Oslo Accords 10 years later, the rabbi ruled, “Oslo is null and void. This is not the peace I meant.”
At the Funeral of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Yishai showcases the life of the legendary Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (z’l) at the sad time of his passing and talks about what it was like to be at Rabbi Yosef's funeral.
Peres’ Eulogy: Rav Ovadia Was ‘My Teacher, My Rabbi, My Friend’
No matter how secular Israeli Jews may appear, the glow of Torah burns somewhere inside almost everyone. Peres was not pretending when he called Rav Ovadia his “teacher.” His tears were real.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, One of Today’s Giant Torah Sages, Dies at 93
World Jewry lost one its greatest Torah sages and political leaders Tuesday. Rabi Ovadia Yosef, known affectionately as Rav Ovadia, has passed away at the age of 93, but his memory will be a blessed memory for millions.
Update: Rav Ovadia Faces Critical Surgery
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is scheduled to undergo critical and complicated surgery Monday morning, doctors at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital said Sunday night.
Earlier in the...
Rav Ovadia Conscious but Condition Still Serious
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef regained consciousness at Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem Wednesday but his condition remains very serious, doctors said.
He woke up and...
Rav Ovadia: ‘Slight Improvement’ but in ‘Very Serious’ Condition’
Doctors reported a “slight improvement” in the health of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, “Rav Ovadia,” Saturday night, but cautioned that he still is in “very...
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Hospitalized Again
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, former Chief Sephardic Rabbi and the spiritual leader of the Shas Sephardi party, is in the Intensive Care Unit of Hadassah...
Rav Ovadia: I Love Knitted-Yarmulke Jews – But Not their MKs
Rav Ovadia Yosef, the same rabbi who last month call national religious Rabbi Stav “evil,” now says he really loves knitted kippa Jews. Well, most of them. Their political leaders still are Amalek. Happy Tu B'Av.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Recovering from Back Surgery
Shas party’s spiritual leader and former Chief Sephardi Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is recovering from major back surgery at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in...
Rav Ovadia Calls Tzohar Rav Stav ‘Evil’; Tzohar Replies: Repent
The campaign for Chief Rabbi has sunk to the depths even politicians have not reached. Rav Ovadia calls Rav Stav of Tzohar “evil” and Tzohar calls on the Torah sage to “repent.” Next up: Tisha B’Av.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Hospitalized after Collapsing at Home
Rav Ovadia Yosef has been hospitalized again. He was preparing for evening prayers when he collapsed at his home, possibly having broken a leg. Aryeh Deri is at his side.
Moving Left, Rav Ovadia Recrowns Deri as Shas Boss
The countdown to a Shas+UTJ replacement of Bennett in the government may have begun.
Rabbi Ovadia Dumps Yishai, Crowns Deri as Shas Party Leader
Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef has given his blessing for the charismatic Aryeh Deri to return to his former position as head of...
Rav Ovadia Yosef: Lapid a Scoundrel who Hates the Yeshivas
If Shas is invited to join the coalition, it is sure to torpedo most of Netanyahu's national agenda.
Tens of Thousands Gather for Massive “Selichot” Prayer at the Western Wall
An estimated 85,000 people are expected to arrive at the Kotel plaza on Monday night for the final recitation of the Selichot prayers prior to Yom Kippur, the holiday of atonement.
List of 550 Terrorists To Be Released for Shalit Posted Online
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) has publicized the list of prisoners scheduled to be released in the second stage of the Gilad Shalit deal...