Rabbi Benjamin Houta Shares Miraculous Stories of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Sephardic decisor Rabbi Benjamin Houta shared personal stories and testimonies about the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef during a lesson on Tuesday. He discussed opposition to Rabbi Yosef within the Sephardic yeshiva world and claimed to have found no novel halachic rulings in his works. Rabbi Houta also recounted Rabbi Yosef's divine inspiration to publish a book and a message from Rabbi Steinman's daughter regarding a change in Rabbi Yosef's stance on 'heter mechira'.
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- Rabbi Benjamin Houta shared stories about Rabbi Ovadia Yosef at a lesson on Tuesday.
- Houta noted opposition to Rabbi Yosef within the Sephardic yeshiva world.
- He claimed to have found no novel halachic rulings in Rabbi Yosef's works.
- Rabbi Yosef reportedly received divine inspiration to publish a book.
- Rabbi Houta relayed a message concerning Rabbi Yosef's stance on 'heter mechira'.
Sephardic decisor Rabbi Benjamin Houta shared a series of remarkable stories about the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef during his weekly lesson at the Chazon Ovadia Yeshiva in Moshav Ben Zakai. The lesson, held on Tuesday, focused on the life and teachings of Rabbi Yosef in honor of his yahrzeit (anniversary of death).
Rabbi Houta recounted personal experiences and testimonies from his time with Rabbi Yosef, including instances where the Sephardic yeshiva world opposed Rabbi Yosef, with individuals holding his books being expelled. Rabbi Houta stated he found no novel halachic rulings in Rabbi Yosef's works and offered a $1,000 reward to anyone who could show him one.
The rabbi also spoke about receiving two shirts from Rabbi Yosef and described delivering a lecture with great fervor to an audience of seven people, comparing it to filling Teddy Stadium. He revealed a divine message Rabbi Yosef received to publish a book that no one else dared to.
Additionally, Rabbi Houta shared Rabbi Yosef's reaction to a statement that reading a ruling in 'Yabia Omer' diminished his desire to study further. Finally, Rabbi Houta relayed a message from the daughter of Rabbi A.L. Steinman, who stated that if Rabbi Yosef would reverse his position on the 'heter mechira' (a permit for selling assets to non-Jews during the sabbatical year), they would 'make him king'.
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