Among the Israeli visitors, however, was one unlikely figure: Adina Bar Shalom, the eldest daughter of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, 92, the longtime spiritual leader of the Sephardic Orthodox Shas Party.

“Hazon Ovadia,” in 1952. In 1970, the government awarded him the prestigious Israel Prize in recognition of his books. Yosef defeated a sitting chief rabbi in the 1973 election, itself a ...

requiring Rabbi Yosef to issue a public apology both in writing and during his weekly class. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, grandson of former Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. (photo credit: MAARIV) Following a ...

Shas chairman Arye Deri said in an interview with Kol Barama radio that if no agreement is reached on the matter, the country ...

Rabbi Yaakov Sinai, grandson of Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, spoke out on behalf of a dear friend who is fighting a terminal illness.