Maran Hakham Ovadia Yosef

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Maran Hakham Ovadia Yosef

Hebrew: מרן עובדיה יוסף, הראשון לציון
Also Known As: "הראשון לציון. Ovadia Yosef", "עובדיה יוסף", "عبد الله يوسف", "Abdullah Youssef"
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Birthplace: Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
Death: October 07, 2013 (93)
Jerusalem, Israel
Place of Burial: Jerusalem, Israel
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Son of Yaakov Ovadia and Georgia Ovadia
Husband of Margalit Yosef
Father of Private; Rabbi Ya'akov Yosef; Private; Private; Private and 15 others
Brother of Naim Ovadia; Shoshanah Ovadia and אליהו עובדיה
Half brother of Private

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About Maran Hakham Ovadia Yosef

עובדיה יוסף‎; Arabic: عبد الله يوسف‎ ‘Abdullah Youssef (September 24, 1920 – October 7, 2013) was a Talmudic scholar, an authority on Jewish religious law (halakha), and the longtime spiritual leader of Israel's ultra-orthodox Shas party. 

Born in Iraq, he was the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983 Harav ovadia yosef's responsa (religious law rulings) were highly regarded within Haredi circles, particularly among Mizrahi communities, among whom he was regarded as "the most important living halakhic authority."

He was מחבר ספרים,
  • יביע אומר (יא' חלקים)
  • יחוה דעת
  • חזון עובדיה
  • לוית חן
  • טהרת הבית
  • מאור ישראל
  • הליכות עולם
  • טבעת המלך
  • (ענף עץ אבות(א' חלקים
  • איגרת לבן תורה ( א' חלקים)
  • מוסר העולם(ב' חלקים)
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Maran Hakham Ovadia Yosef's Timeline

1920
September 23, 1920
Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
1945
January 5, 1945
1946
October 18, 1946
Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel