Yitzhak Yosef

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef offered Israel Prize

Sephardi Chief Rabbi's office says Rabbi Yosef would not agree to accept the Israel Prize for Torah Literature, as in his opinion this is not the time for 'ceremonies and celebrations' due to the war.

Netanyahu to chief rabbis: I appreciate your efforts

PM speaks with chief rabbis ahead of Yom Kippur. "Wear masks, maintain distance and pray in open area."

Public broadcaster compares Chief Rabbi to Iranian President

Segment run by Israeli public broadcaster asks children to determine who, from pictures of Chief Rabbi and Iranian President, is Iranian?

Chief Rabbi: We must work to stop massacre in Syria

'As Jews, who went through national extermination, whose Torah is a light unto the nations, it is our moral duty to act.'

Chief Rabbi: Secular courts are not legitimate arbiters

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef calls not to settle financial disputes in secular Israeli courts. 'Where should you go? To the religious courts.'

Soccer on Shabbat? 'Woe unto us'

Sephardi Chief Rabbi laments intention to officially sanction soccer games on the Sabbath.

Sephardic Chief Rabbi: Get married at age 20

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef tells yeshiva students to ignore deans, marry early.

Sephardic Chief Rabbi: Do not censor the Torah.

Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef asked to respond to petition against IDF chief rabbi's appointment.

Chief Rabbi: Syrians suffering 'small Holocaust'

Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef says Syrians 'may not be our friends, but they are human beings,' calls upon Jews to speak out.

Israeli Chief Rabbi: Kill terrorists who attack you

Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef calls killing terrorists "a mitzvah" that will save lives, deter other terrorists.

Chief rabbis demand PM keep 'Jewish Consciousness' in rabbinate

In letter to PM, Rabbis David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef insist transferring Jewish Consciousness dep't from IDF Rabbinate will cause 'ruin.'

Police chief Alshich: We fight the darkness with our light

Israeli police are the modern forces fighting the darkness with light, said police commissioner Roni Alshich.