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Turkey's chief rabbi dies at 84: 'Believed in love and peace'
14 Jan 2025 23:44 GMT
… to the country’s Jewish community, recognizing Rabbi Haleva’s significant contributions … Yeshiva under the tutelage of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. After being ordained, he returned … nations and faiths, particularly between Jews and Muslims. His voice will …
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The mysterious Jewish custom of avoiding water at seasonal changes
07 Jan 2025 12:00 GMT
A millennium-old Jewish practice that warns against water … Sephardic authorities maintain its relevance.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef advocated continuing the practice, recommending … this practice. Meanwhile, Kabbalist Rabbi Yitzchak Basri emphasizes its mystical …
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From Nigeria to the Maccabiah: Nigeria's Jewish soccer team aiming to compete in Israel
23 Dec 2024 06:39 GMT
… of Judaism. Many don’t even recognize it as a Jewish community … of becoming Nigeria’s chief rabbi after completing the necessary training … his father, Ovadia Yosef, spearheaded recognition for Indian and Ethiopian Jews and he …
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Igbo Jewish community in Nigeria seeks recognition, sends soccer team to 2025 Israeli Maccabiah Games
22 Dec 2024 22:00 GMT
… are the Initiative for Progressive Judaism Development (IPJD) and the Avraham … Chief Rabbi David Yosef to reconsider approving the community as being Jewish … his father, Ovadia Yosef, spearheaded recognition for Indian and Ethiopian Jews and he …
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Sephardic Torah from the Holy Land | Courageous Rabbinic Leader: Rav Ovadia Yosef z”l
31 Oct 2024 07:01 GMT
… and welfare of the Jewish people.
Pirkei Avot teaches … against the Ethiopian Jews being halakhically Jewish, Rav Ovadia’s … that the Ethiopian Jews were halakhically Jewish, making them … Rav Ovadia Yosef, of blessed memory.
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila …
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Halitza: The Jewish ritual for widows and how it is carried out in wartime
07 Dec 2024 20:43 GMT
… option in Sephardi lands. Rabbi Tam and Rabbi Moshe Isserles, in … by then-31-year-old Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who insisted that Sephardi … year, former Ashkenazi chief Rabbi David Lau personally handled many … Ethics of Our Fighters: A Jewish View on War & …
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Sephardi figurehead Rabbi Dweck to make aliyah in 2026
02 Dec 2024 14:01 GMT
… the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Congregation, at Bevis … of Christians and Jews alongside Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim … from Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Rabbi Dweck also obtained a MA in Jewish education … of Christians and Jews alongside Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis. …
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Lapid, Shas ultra-Orthodox leader, discuss future political cooperation
29 Jan 2025 14:01 GMT
… Shas’s spiritual leader, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, spoke Tuesday … Wednesday.
During the conversation, Rabbi Yosef told Lapid, “We … he praised the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and supported a proposed … remarks in support of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and the proposed memorial …
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The ultimate guide to Jewish women’s head coverings
15 Nov 2024 14:00 GMT
… the Jewish community. While certain traditional sects of Judaism have … marriage declaring: “We Reform Jews object vigorously to this … in being an observant jew. There is no one … former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel Rav Ovadia Yosef, believed that headscarves …
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Shas chief Deri calls on Netanyahu to continue with 2nd phase of hostage deal
28 Jan 2025 15:56 GMT
… law to commemorate the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, co-founder of Shas.
“On … vs haredi ministers
United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni echoed the …