Ovadia Joseph
Talmudic scholar, posek and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983 · Israel · On the map · Lived 1920 to 2013 · aged 93
Ovadia Yosef, also known as Maran, was an Iraqi-born Talmudic scholar, hakham, posek, and the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1972 to 1983. Often called a Gadol Yisrael, Yosef is regarded as one of the most influential Sephardic religious authorities of all time.
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He was also a founder and longtime spiritual leader of Israel's religious Shas party. Yosef's responsa were highly regarded in Haredi circles, particularly among Mizrahi communities, which considered him "the most important living halakhic authority".
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