Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Defies High Court Order on Father's Memorial
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has sharply criticized a Supreme Court decision regarding the memorial service for his father, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, calling for "a thousand memorial services" to be held across Israel. The Supreme Court's ruling, which reportedly restricts the nature of the memorial, was met with defiance by Rabbi Yosef.
"Why don't they forbid Rabin's memorial?" Rabbi Yosef questioned, drawing a comparison between his father, whom he described as a "giant of the Torah," and the former prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, whom he characterized as a "political figure." He asserted that no court decision could erase the public's love for his father.
Rabbi Yosef urged the public not to heed the court's decision, encouraging them to hold memorial services in every city and town. He also offered to pray for those who send him their names at his father's grave, emphasizing that "every weapon forged against you shall not prosper."
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