Sephardic Chief Rabbi

Elections for Chief Rabbi:

Tie between Rabbi Micha Halevi and Rabbi Kalman Ber

A tie was recorded between the candidates for the position of Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi. A runoff will be held next week.

Rabbi David Yosef elected Sefardic Chief Rabbi of Israel

Rabbi David Yosef was elected as Sephardic Chief Rabbi. A tie was recorded between the candidates for the position of Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi and a second round will be held next week.

After the uproar:

Sephardi Chief Rabbi explains himself

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, Sephardic Chief Rabbi, clarifies: Comments were directed against the recruitment of those engaged in Torah learning, those who do not study 'absolutely forbidden from finding excuses not to serve.'

Jerusalem Chief Rabbi blesses IDF soldiers in Gaza

Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar came to the IDF operational war room and sent a radio message to all soldiers in Gaza.

Sephardic Chief Rabbi:

'The people of Israel lost a great and versatile personality'

For decades he stood to the right of the Chief Rabbinate since the days of my father Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who had a deep friendship with him.

Liberman calls for Sephardic Chief Rabbi to be fired

Yisrael Beytenu head outraged at comments made on 'Who is a Jew?'

First Publication:

IDF cancels soldiers' tour of Temple Mount

Sephardic Chief Rabbi wrote to IDF Chief of Staff, citing repeated rulings on part of Chief Rabbinate forbidding ascent to the Mount.

Historic visit of the Sephardic Chief Rabbi to the UAE

UAE's Religious Tolerance Minister tells Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: "We're all family here."

Haaretz’s Mizrahi problem

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: I Won't Stray from the Path of the Torah

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, Israel’s new Sephardic Chief Rabbi, promises to be "the chief rabbi of everyone."

Rabbi Yosef Undergoes Minor Surgery, Recovering

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is to undergo an operation for an ear problem on Thursday.

Rishon Lezion Accepts Invitation to Turkey

Israeli Sephardic Chief Rabbi accepts an invitation to visit Istanbul-based theologian Adnan Oktar in hopes of restoring diplomatic ties.

Chief Rabbi to Knesset: Take Supreme Court Out of Kashrut

Chief Rabbi Amar asks the Knesset to limit the Supreme Court's ability to interfere in matters of Jewish Law.