Category Archives: R. Ovadia Yosef

Ovadiah Yosef – The Early Years (1)

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Luke Ford

I’m listening to this lecture by Marc B. Shapiro for Torah in Motion. Apparently, the late Israeli sage Ovadiah Yosef did not come from a distinguished rabbinic family. He had two brothers who were not religious. The Sephardim have few … Continue reading →

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R. Ovadiah Yosef: Goyim Were Born Only To Serve Us

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Luke Ford

It’s inevitable that those with strong in-group identities will tend to view out-groups as only existing for them. So I have no problem with R. Ovadiah Yosef’s statements or the equivalent if said by goyim, just so long as these … Continue reading →

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Using Church Music In Shul

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Luke Ford

In his third lecture on Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Hazan (19th Century rabbi in Rome) for Torah in Motion, Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro says: Rabbi Hazan recommends using church music in the davening. We should use our words but their tune. … Continue reading →

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State Department Condemns Incitement By Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Luke Ford

JTA reports: The Obama administration condemned what it said was incitement by an influential Israeli rabbi. “We regret and condemn the inflammatory statements by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef,” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Sunday in a statement. On the eve … Continue reading →

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