Yitzhak Yosef
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Yitzhak Yosef, translated into English and compared across sources. 18 recent stories.
IDF to Build Haredi Training Base in Jordan Valley Amid Draft Crisis
The IDF will build a Haredi training base in the Jordan Valley for all ultra-Orthodox service tracks, at a cost of tens of millions of shekels. The announcement followed mass prot…
Haredi Parties Rally Over Draft Arrests as Netanyahu Repeats Promises
A Friday political panel focused on the Haredi protest against arrests of Torah students and Netanyahu’s renewed pledge to advance draft-related legislation. It also examined shar…
Spiritual leaders prepare major protest in Bnei Brak over arrests of yeshiva students
A major protest rally is planned for Saturday night in Bnei Brak over the arrests and alleged mistreatment of yeshiva students. Rabbi Shabtei Levi said Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef w…
Top Sephardi rabbi backs protests and attacks Shas leadership over draft pressure
A leaked recording shows Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef backing protests over draft pressure on Torah students and criticizing the government. He also appears to rebuke Aryeh Deri and reject…
Sephardi rabbis urge Rabbi David Yosef to apologize to women after remarks on ritual immersion
A group of Sephardi rabbis wrote to Chief Rabbi David Yosef on Wednesday, criticizing his comments about women’s ritual immersion and calling on him to apologize. They said his re…
At Chazon Ovadia, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Calls Torah Study the Foundation of the Jewish People
A ceremony at the Chazon Ovadia yeshiva on Tuesday night marked a tractate completion and the printing of a new collection of writings. Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef used the event to defen…
Ultra-Orthodox protest convoy to crawl toward Prison 10, warning of major traffic jams
Ultra-Orthodox protesters are expected to stage a slow motorized convoy on Wednesday afternoon toward Prison 10 near Kfar Yona, disrupting traffic across Israel. The protest, orga…
Rabbi Rahamim Attia, a Leading Jerusalem Sage, Dies at 95
Rabbi Rahamim Attia, a senior Jerusalem Kabbalist and Syrian Jewish rabbi, died at Shaare Zedek at age 95. His funeral is set for Tuesday night from Porat Yosef Yeshiva to Har HaM…
Haredi Posters, Political Fury, and a Wartime Debate Over Israeli Unity
A current affairs program linked Israel’s internal divisions to wartime casualties, a fierce rabbinic outburst, and the enduring memory of the Altalena affair. It also reported th…
Bereaved Father Rebukes Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Over Trump, Draft Row
Bereaved father Hagai Lober attacked Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef after Yosef blamed Donald Trump’s worsening attitude toward Israel on arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders. Lober…
Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch heads to the U.S. to raise funds for yeshivas
Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch issued a pre-trip message urging yeshiva students to practice a daily half-hour of silence fast, linking it to spiritual merit and success against oppone…
Court Orders Shutdown of Major Haredi Newspaper Network After Publisher’s Death
A court has ordered the liquidation of the Ko Otoz newspaper network after the sudden death of publisher Ariel Kunik. About 75 employees have filed claims with Israel’s National I…
Ben Gvir and Deri trade blistering accusations over police treatment of Haredi protesters
Aryeh Deri and Itamar Ben Gvir exchanged fierce public attacks after police violence against Haredi protesters in Bnei Brak and on Route 4. The dispute centers on responsibility f…
Cornerstone Laid for New Hekhal Moshe Yeshiva Building in Beit Shemesh
A cornerstone was laid for the new Hekhal Moshe youth yeshiva building in Beit Shemesh at a ceremony with leading rabbis and public figures. Speakers included Rabbi Shaul Gabay, C…
Haredi daily runs front page protest against arresting draft evaders
HaModiah devoted its Wednesday front page to a rare rabbinic declaration against the arrest of draft evaders, after a Gur Hasidic man was detained at the enlistment office. Senior…
Rabbi Yishai Eliahu Halleli Unanimously Elected as Emmanuel's Town Rabbi
Rabbi Yishai Eliahu Halleli was unanimously elected on Monday as Emmanuel's local town rabbi. The Religious Services Ministry said the appointment is part of its broader effort to…
Chief Sephardi Rabbi Slams Military Arrests of Yeshiva Students
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef denounced military police arrests of yeshiva students, saying only Sephardi students are being targeted. Speaking to young yeshiva students, he called the arre…
Prayer Campaign Launched for 94-Year-Old Kabbalist in Critical Condition
Rabbi Rahamim Attia, a senior Nehar Shalom Kabbalah figure in Jerusalem, was hospitalized in critical condition after collapsing and receiving resuscitation. He remains sedated, v…