Hakham Ovadia Yosef

Hakham Ovadia Yosef

חכם עובדיה יוסף

Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel (Rishon LeZion) · 1920–2013

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Baghdad-born prodigy who rose to be Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel. His mission to restore the crown to its former glory brought Sephardi Jews back to Maran's rulings, and his responsa are among the most influential of the age.

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