Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Mourns the Destruction of the Temple in Rare Footage

First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 day ago

What happened

Rare footage shows Rabbi Ovadia Yosef crying during the kinah "Yehuda VeYisrael" on Tisha B'Av morning in 2008, mourning the Temple's destruction.

• 01Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is seen crying during the kinah "Yehuda VeYisrael" on Tisha B'Av morning 2008.
• 02The footage reveals his deep sorrow over the destruction of the Holy Temple.
• 03The video was released by Maor Yisrael from Rabbi Yosef's archival materials.
• 04It provides a rare personal insight into Rabbi Yosef's mourning on this solemn day.
• 05The event took place on the morning of Tisha B'Av, a day commemorating the Temple's destruction.

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