… Torah Sages and son of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef—was damaged in the blaze … bring hundreds of thousands of Jews out of bondage in the … Jews around the world – and in the name of true Torah Judaism … embrace equality in ensuring all Jews can observe the mitzvah of …

… , Rabbi David Druckman, asking when she had converted to Judaism, … and status as a Jew were never in doubt.  … Ethiopian-Israelis. A mikve, the Jewish ritual bath [Illustrative] (credit: … chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef said in 1973, “Beta Israel are Jews that …

… service, ultimately murdered as a Jew. Though some questioned Katz’s … has rabbinic precedent. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s 1973 ruling recognizing Ethiopian Jews’ religious status … of the Jewish people is broader than the halachic definition. Judaism is …

… drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews to the Israeli army, … the soldiers.” Ultra-Orthodox Jews will often use the … Ovadia Yosef. Ultra-Orthodox political leaders, especially from the United Torah Judaism … as the Sephardic chief rabbi, Rabbi Yosef expressed a similar …

… Israel, former chief Sephardic rabbi Yitzhak Yosef threatened on Wednesday … Shas party spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef and wields major influence … as chief rabbi, he warned that ultra-Orthodox Jews would leave … coverage of Israel and the Jewish world. So now we …

… It actually represented a fundamental Judaism.” Rabbi Michael Laitner delivers a shiur … cited prominent halachic voices like Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who held that “settling … here.           Support your Jewish community. Support your Jewish News Thank you for …

… concentration camps – though some Jews miraculously evaded deportation, and … , a deeply religious Jew himself.  Rabbi Mordechai Nurock, who … Rav Ovadia Yosef and Rav Shlomo Goren, as well as Rabbi Joseph … our Judaism, of our Jewish state, of the Jewish story …

… ago, [United Torah Judaism MK Moshe] Gafni attended … enlistment of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the military, … evening Bet Midrash (Jewish study hall) programs for … Judaism leader] Rav Elazar Shach supported territorial concessions for peace, and Rabbi Ovadia Yosef …

… you built on your watch.” Rabbi Elhanan Danino (left) speaks to … into the fire to save Jews, then how can I not … , at his bar mitzvah, with Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the late longtime spiritual leader … , his way of serving the Jewish people.” Ori, the oldest, often …

… 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 …