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Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

Shas spirtual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef looks on as Ultra Orthodox Jewish men gather for a conference at the Jerusalem's International Convention Center
Revisiting the Haredi Draft Debate

This is what Rav Ovadya Yosef really thought about haredim in the IDF 

It's contrary to what has been said in his name before, and it makes me wonder if the Ultra Ortodox knew what he truly believed in.

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MAR 4, 2025
Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef ob"m.

He Definitely Deserves It

Knesset passes law to commemorate Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef once a year

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Turkish Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

Isak Haleva, Chief Rabbi of Turkey, dies at 85

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Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, IDF soldier, Rabbi Yair Paran

The Torah teaches us to serve

Rav Ovadya Yosef's great grandson: Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef is "one of the biggest desecrators of God's name this year"

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Chief Rabbi David Yosef

Impossible Dilemma

Chief Rabbi David Yosef: "Israel must release terrorists in exchange for hostages"

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Rabbi David Yosef, Israel's new Sephardi Chief Rabbi

Follwoing in his father's footsteps

Israel's new Sephardi Chief Rabbi inaugurated in historic ceremony

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Ultra Orthodox men protest mandatory recruitment into the IDF

How Draft Notices Became Toilet Paper 

Why Haredi teens are shaking in their (non-army) boots

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Rav Ovadya Yosef ztz"l

Rav Ovadia Yosef ztz"l

Here's why Rav Ovadia Yosef ztz"l refused to use a hearing aid

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City

Itamar Ben Gvir, Temple Mount

After 10 years of not talking: Lapid and Aryeh Deri unite to ban Jewish Temple Mount access 

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Celebrities model special dresses designed by famous fashion designers inspired by the stories of 19 "chained" women

Get Refusal, Knesset, Sanctions 

Israel strikes back: Financial crackdown on Get refusers

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Jewish News

With the First Light: The Chief Rabbi Ascended to the Grave of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

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The Bold Halachic Solution

The bold halachic solution of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef ztz"l

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