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Sephardic Chief Rabbi Flies North for Penitential Prayers Event
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By כיכר השבת, ישי כהן, ישי כהן
First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 9 hours ago
What happened
Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, accompanied by Shas chairman Aryeh Deri, traveled by helicopter to Acre, northern Israel, to lead a large penitential prayers event for thousands of attendees.
- 01Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef flew to northern Israel for a prayer event.
- 02Shas chairman Aryeh Deri accompanied the Rabbi.
- 03Thousands attended the penitential prayers gathering in Acre.
- 04The Rabbi attended despite feeling unwell.
- 05The event concluded a series of repentance ceremonies.
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