Yitzhak Yosef

In a recording published this morning on Galei Tzahal, the plan that led to the thwarting of Rabbi Moshe Maya's appointment as the movement's spiritual leader was revealed. Rabbi Yosef threatened, Aryeh Deri delivered a letter and paved the way for reconciliation.

Following Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef's harsh attack on the Attorney General, the daughters of the late spiritual leader have opened an unprecedented front against the Shas party and its current leadership.

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef launched a harsh attack against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. The criticism follows the Attorney General's demand to postpone state memorial events for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef due to election concerns.

The Shas party has launched an election campaign presenting a family idyll around the Shabbat table between a yeshiva student and his soldier brother, aiming to appeal to the traditional public. However, a review of the statements by the party's spiritual leadership over the last two years, calling on draft-age youth to tear up draft orders and flush them down the toilet, and forbidding enlistment...

Shas MK Michael Malkieli was targeted by protesters following a weekly lesson by Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef in Jerusalem. The incident stems from his support for the draft law and the recent reconciliation between Rabbi Yosef and Shas chairman Aryeh Deri.

The status of the Rishon LeZion has strengthened, Deri granted him public recognition, and Rabbi Maya backed his position. On the other hand, Rabbi Yosef did not receive the title of President of the Council of Torah Sages, and political control remains in the hands of the Shas chairman. The real test is expected to come in the next clash - perhaps as early as the day after the elections...

The party chairman opened the election campaign at a closed-to-the-press event in Holon and dodged questions. The event took place hours after he reached an agreement with Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef that the next government would pass an exemption from military service. The move is intended to stop the party's decline in the polls against the backdrop of a crisis of confidence with the Sephardic public.

After a long period during which tensions between Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and the IDF over the issue of Haredi conscription repeatedly made headlines, the Shas party managed to lower the flames today. The former Chief Rabbi published a particularly conciliatory message toward IDF soldiers, blessed them, and defined them as "messengers of the Almighty to protect the people of Israel."

Shas chairman Aryeh Deri visited the home of Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef. According to sources, the two reached a closed agreement under which the next government will pass a conscription exemption law, and the Rabbi will become a full partner in the movement's political decision-making.

Unprecedented tension in the leadership of the Haredi-Sephardic party following remarks made by the Rabbi in favor of an opposition Knesset member, which led to a harsh conversation and deep personal offense to the honor of the Torah.

According to one of his students, the former Chief Rabbi urged them not to vote for the Shas party, explaining that the left respects religion more than the Prime Minister's bloc. The spiritual leader of Shas denied the report, calling it an attempt to sow division.