Yitzhak Yosef - Biography

Yitzhak Yosef is the author of a popular set of books on Jewish law called Yalkut Yosef.

Background

Yitzhak Yosef is a son of Shas' spiritual leader, and former Israeli Chief Rabbi, Ovadia Yosef, and a brother of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, a Jerusalem politician who was a member of the Eleventh Knesset, and Avraham Yosef.

Sephardi candidate for Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem

Since 2007, Yitzhak Yosef has been considered a candidate for the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem.[1][2][3]

External links

• - Yitzchak Yosef: Rabbis encouraging Sephardic Jews to 'turn Ashkenazi'