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Jewish woman receives get in Bangladeshi prison
08 Apr 2024 11:53 GMT
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Rabbi handing over divorce papers
… a ruling by the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. Rabbi Eliyahu Birnbaum, appointed emissary … . After numerous attempts, Rabbi Birnbaum and the local … , a member of the Jewish Indian Bnei Menashe community. …
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Rabbi, what do you surf? How ultra-Orthodox Jews use the news, Internet
03 Apr 2024 23:29 GMT
… theological approach in Reform Judaism toward a more relaxed … a Jew’s relationship with God, observant Jews have … all. Not only about Judaism. Anything on sciences, medicine … on Jewish events, political and educational.”
Sephardi chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef read …
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Chief rabbi claims his threat of Haredi exodus in case of army draft was ‘distorted’
15 Mar 2024 19:06 GMT
… where religious men study Jewish texts rather than working … Torah.”
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox Jews walking past a pashkevil … late Shas party spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef, and wields major influence … party also criticized the chief rabbi’s comments. “After …
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Israel’s army exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox are part of a bigger challenge: The Jewish state is divided over the Jewish religion
15 Mar 2024 12:42 GMT
… not any random rabbi. He is the son of Ovadia Yosef, who was … -Orthodox Jews – those who take the strictest approach toward following Jewish law … Zionism saved Jews from pogroms and other anti-Jewish violence in Europe …
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Watchdog group calls for removal of chief rabbi for politicizing judicial role
11 Mar 2024 17:03 GMT
… kashrut certification and conversions to Judaism.
Shoham said the conference, … made about women, Reform Judaism and the High Court of … the son of the late rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the former spiritual leader of … coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we …
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Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yosef's words are a disgrace to IDF soldiers risking their lives - editorial
11 Mar 2024 04:18 GMT
… for the haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews).
Yosef asserted that, if … negating any virtues beyond of Judaism, whether directly in defense … his late father, former chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef, suggesting in 2013 that … in the world’s only Jewish state is a milhemet …
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Chief rabbi threatens Haredi exodus over draft
10 Mar 2024 13:34 GMT
… as his father, former chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef, used to lecture on Saturday … us," the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef said in 2013 when the … an immense right of a Jew who defends himself in his … Israel and act against Jewish law."
Rabbi David Stav, chair of …
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Assailing chief rabbi, Lapid says Haredim would have to get jobs if they moved abroad
10 Mar 2024 13:04 GMT
… his criticism of Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s declaration … his father, the late chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Lapid said that Yosef’s … Judaism party also backed Yosef, saying that those who study Jewish … coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we …
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Chief Sephardic rabbi says ultra-Orthodox will bolt country if forced into army
10 Mar 2024 06:37 GMT
… Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef warned Saturday that ultra-Orthodox Jews will … Shas party spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef and wields major influence … where religious men study Jewish texts rather than working … huge privilege for a Jew who defends himself in …
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Aryeh Deri says Israel should listen to the US. So why isn’t the US listening to him?
18 Apr 2024 12:48 GMT
… jargon, reminded readers about how rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Shas’s founder, asked then … , the leaders of United Torah Judaism, who represent a large segment … coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have …