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Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Praises Israel's Basic Law on Torah Study and Kosher Reform Repeal
Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef praised the Israeli Knesset's passage of the Basic Law on Torah Study, which honors Torah learners and aims to end their persecution.
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What happened
- 01Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef praised the Basic Law on Torah Study for honoring Torah learners.
- 02He hopes the law will end persecution of Torah scholars and restore their status.
- 03Rabbi Yosef welcomed the repeal of former Minister Matan Kahana's kosher reform.
- 04MK Michael Malchieli and Rabbi Yehuda Avidan led efforts to protect kosher standards.
- 05The laws were passed last week after Rabbi Yosef urged Shas not to delay legislation.
- 06The kosher reform repeal restores stricter kosher supervision and ends controversial practices.
He also welcomed the repeal of former Minister Matan Kahana's kosher reform, crediting MK Michael Malchieli and Rabbi Yehuda Avidan for safeguarding kosher standards. These legislative moves were finalized last week following Rabbi Yosef's direct appeal to Shas leadership.
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