Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef | |
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Title | Rishon LeZion Chief Rabbi of Israel |
Personal | |
Born | |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Israel |
Spouse | Ruth Yosef |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Hebron Yeshiva (Knesset Yisrael), Porat Yosef Yeshiva |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Shlomo Amar |
Successor | David Yosef |
Position | Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel |
Organisation | Chief Rabbinate of Israel |
Began | 2013 |
Ended | June 30, 2024 |
Other | Rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Hazon Ovadia |
Yitzhak Yosef (Hebrew: יצחק יוסף; born January 16, 1952) is an Israeli Haredi rabbi. The former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, he also serves as the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Hazon Ovadia in Jerusalem's Romema neighborhood.
Yosef, the son of former chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef, bases his halakhic (Jewish law) rulings on his father's methodology,[1] which he compiled into a set of books called Yalkut Yosef.[2]