Tag: Rav Ovadia Yosef
Report: Carrion Meat Was Sold with Badatz Certification
For weeks there have been rumors around the Chief Rabbinate of a giant kosher slaughtering plant that imported to Israel carrion meat as kosher.
Rav Ovadia Makes an Appearance
Rav Ovadia Yosef's hat and robes made an appearance at a Shas political rally on Tuesday.
Likud Beats Labor-Livni as Lieberman Sinks in New Polls
Voters apparently like the Likud’s more centrist list of candidates. Lieberman hurt by bribe scandal. Shas survives.
The Shas Council of Sages Responds to Deri’s Resignation Offer…
Shas's Council of Sages have given their response to Aryeh Deri's letter of resignation...
Senior Haredi Sefardi Rabbi Approves Going Up to Temple Mount
Needless to say, Shas, the Haredi Sefardi party, is not happy.
Tireless Schemer: Deri Announces Plan to Return to Govt Using Lieberman
In Deri's own words: if the Haredim aren't united next week around Moshe Leon's candidacy, they'll be "losing the chance to take down the coalition in the next three years."
Rav Ovadia Comment Earns Lhota the Haredi Wrath
Bill de Blasio may well be measuring the drapes of Gracie Mansion as a new poll shows him with a commanding 44 point lead.
Visitors Continue to Stream to Rav Ovadia’s Graveside (Photos)
Hundred of people continue to stream to the graveside of Rav Ovadia, in Jerusalem.
Visiting Hours for Rav Ovadia Family Mourner’s Tent
A mourning tent has been set up next to the home of Rav Ovadia Yosef on Kablan street, Har Nof for the duration of...
Rav Bina Speaks about Rav Ovadia
Rav Bina speaks to his students about Rav Ovadia Yosef.
Updated: 850,000 Mourners at Rav Ovadia’s Funeral (+Video)
The gigantic contribution of Rav Ovadia to Israel cannot be measured, but one indication is the 850,000 people who attended his funeral and a huge number who did not come, knowing there was no room for many more.
200 WOW Drowned Out by 10,000 Seminary Girls
No one was really hurt, and that's what really counts. Eat your heart out, Pew Institute, down here we're all Orthodox Jews…
Rav Ovadia Receives Pacemaker Upgrade
Rav Ovadia Yosef underwent a successful procedure to replace an electrode in the temporary pacemaker he had recently received. He is still sedated and...
Rav Ovadia Yosef Hospitalized
Former Israeli chief rabbi and spiritual leader of the Shas party, Rav Ovadia Yosef, was taken to Hadassah-Ein Kerem Medical Center Saturday night following...
Rav Ovadia Yosef in Too Much Pain to Give Sat. Night Talk
His son, the recently elected Chief Rabbi Yizhak Yosef, took his place teaching the class last night.
Naftali Bennett’s Blackest Day
This was an outright failure of Jewish Home and its chairman, Minister of Religious Services Naftali Bennett.
Rabbi David Stav: I’m Torn Up by the Divisive Atmosphere
"I was thinking of the path of the Torah and the mission of returning to the Chief Rabbinate the path of Rav Abraham Isaac Kook zt'l."
Rav Ovadia Attacks Tzohar Rabbi David Stav
The campaign for Chief Rabbi in Israel got uglier Saturday night with Shas party’s spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef saying in his weekly address...
Shas Balking on Support for Bennett’s Candidate for Chief Rabbi
"Rav Ovadia is willing to lose both chief rabbis" and not collaborate with those who "stuck a knife in our back."
New Chief Rabbi Appointment Pitting Bennett Against Lapid
Yesh Atid opposes both the Jewish Home candidate and the tricky legislation his appointment would require.
Ten of Thousands at Funeral of Son of Rav Ovadia Yosef
Tens of thousands of people participated Friday afternoon in the funeral procession of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, the eldest son of Shas spiritual leader Rabbi...
New Netanyahu Coalition Govt All Cobbled and Ready, Maybe
The biggest losers, without a doubt, are the Haredi parties, Shas and United Torah Judaism.
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.
Rav Ovadia: Women who Wear Talit Are Transgressors
"Women are absolved of saying the Shma Israel – they needn't make the blessing, much more so to wear a talit and make a blessing over it."
Rabbi Lior ‘Saddened’ by Rav Ovadia’s Attack on Jewish Home
On Saturday night, Rav Ovadia attacked the Jewish Home party saying it was not the home of Jews but of goyim.
Netanyahu Wants Shas In, But without Deri
Netanyahu and Yishai have been discussing 'the day after' the January 22 elections.
Rav Ovadia’s Son Prohibits Vote for Parties Pushing 2-State Solution
In recent weeks, "Pikuach Nefesh" rabbis have sent pledges to every party leader, asking for their signatures.
Rav Ovadia Yosef’s Daughter Meets with PA President Abbas
“Rav Ovadia Yosef is not what the newspapers make him out to be. Rav Ovadia uses his influence on the Israeli public and also on the Israeli government,” Rabbi Fruman told the Palestinian officials. Abbas addressed the Iranian threat against Israel, and, surprisingly, expressed his objection to permitting Iran to possess a nuclear bomb, thus dragging the entire region into great danger.
Rav Ovadia Yosef: We Must Pray for the Destruction of Iran
Rav Ovadia Yosef said on Saturday night that we should focus specifically on Iran, and say, "May the good Lord obliterate them, destroy them…"
Israeli Left’s Mind-Numbing Hypocrisy On Freedom Of Speech
The assault on freedom of speech in Israel by the leftist establishment continues, manifested in a series of arrests of rabbis merely for expressing opinions.