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History’s Most Powerful Rabbi

From the December 2013 Print Edition

On October 7, some eight hundred thousand people, about 10 percent of Israel’s population and roughly 13 percent of its Jews, attended the funeral of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in Jerusalem. Ninety-three at his death, he was the single most powerful rabbi in history and for decades the kingmaker of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2013
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