At a meeting held last weekend by the Sephardic Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, with the participation of the Chief Military Rabbi and representatives of the security and health system, the decision was made that based on the findings received, the death of a number of abductees can be declared.

Families of those murdered in the Gaza Perimeter do not need to visit the grave at the end of the shivah in case of security risk.

Today marks ten years since the passing of the Sephardic Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. In order to avoid a dangerous gathering, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef ascended to his father's grave early morning with a small group.

This week Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef visited the Chief Military Rabbinate base and met with the senior officers of the Corps. Lt. Col. Rabbi Udi Schwartz: "We were privileged to show the great work of the military rabbinate"

At the beginning of saying 'Selichot', the first of Zion, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef said: "I call from here on the government of Israel and the opposition to make all the compromises that need to be made, the main thing is that there will be peace among the people of Israel"

During his remarks at the inauguration of a new synagogue, the Chief Sephardic Rabbi, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, alluded to the former Minister of Religious Services, Matan Kahana, saying, "There were ministers of religions... some of them we suffered from"

The Knesset postponed the election of the Chief Rabbis and extended their tenure, now the rabbis have reached agreements on work schedules until the next election date