Yitzhak Yosef
MQG demands gov't open criminal probe into Shas spiritual leader after attack on attorney-general
According to videos shared on social media, Yosef said that Miara was "crazy," and threatened that "God will curse her."
Why Gadi Eisenkot is rejecting the haredi political embrace that once helped Netanyahu win
Shas spiritual leader appears to open door to Eisenkot government, says Netanyahu ‘won’t repent’
Shas spiritual leader orders support for coalition legislation in exchange for haredi-backed bills
Bill seeks to extend rabbinical court oversight abroad
The new law would enable the rabbinical courts to do so even if neither spouse has citizenship or is a resident of the country.
Chief Sephardi Rabbi opposes calls for death penalty
The Sephardi Chief Rabbi said instituting the death penalty offered "no gain" for the Israeli public, only offering potential danger for world Jewry.
Pray-for-rain call issued just in time for this week’s downpour
"Bring umbrellas, because together we will tear open the gates of Heaven."
Row over same-sex love lecture 'alarming,' says top UK rabbi
The Sephardi community both in the UK and abroad is upset over one rabbi's lecture over same-sex love.
Sephardic Chief Rabbi: Women can do laundry in the IDF, not serve in combat
Yosef: "There are female pilots, all sorts of stuff. Is that the way of the Torah?! That’s not the way of the Torah."
Tradition Today: A fence too tall
Judaism today needs leaders who make it accessible to all rather than erecting more and more barriers that keep people away.
Chief rabbis divided on recognition of US conversions
Lau and Yosef have had a high-profile quarrel for several months over various issues.
Chief rabbis turn the heat up on differences over mikve usage
A difference of opinion between the two rabbis over who should be appointed to the position of director of the Chief Rabbinate became public two weeks ago.
Chief Rabbi Yosef: If a terrorist is trying to commit an attack it is a mitzvah to kill him
Yosef was referring to recent comments by head of the IDF Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot who said in February explicitly that the IDF should not operate according to this precept.
Chief Rabbi Yosef bans Kol Barama radio station from broadcasting his Torah lessons
“No other station has permission to broadcast the lesson without my approval,” says Yitzhak Yosef.
