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“HASHEM, DON’T LET ME BE ASHAMED!”: Aryeh Deri Reveals Rav Ovadia Yosef’s Tears, Agony and Joy During His Son’s Election as Chief Rabbi Thirteen years after the petirah of Rav Ovadia Yosef zt”l, Shas chairman Aryeh Deri has revealed extraordinary details about the final months of the revered Sephardic posek’s life, recounting how Rav Ovadia, suffering from excruciating pain and barely able to function, personally pleaded with members of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate electoral body to support his son, Rav Yitzchak Yosef, in the 2013 election for Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel. READ MORE👉👉 --- 📲 Join the Matzav.com WhatsApp Family! 🗞️

*“HASHEM, DON’T LET ME BE ASHAMED!”: Aryeh Deri Reveals Rav Ovadia Yosef’s Tears, Agony and Joy During His Son’s Election as Chief Rabbi* Thirteen years after the petirah of Rav Ovadia Yosef zt”l, Shas chairman Aryeh Deri has revealed extraordinary details about the final months of the revered Sephardic posek’s life, recounting how Rav Ovadia, suffering from excruciating pain and barely able to function, personally pleaded with members of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate electoral body to support his son, Rav Yitzchak Yosef, in the 2013 election for Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel. *READ MORE*👉👉 https://matzav.com/hashem-dont-let-me-be-ashamed-aryeh-deri-reveals-rav-ovadia-yosefs-tears-agony-and-joy-during-his-sons-election-as-chief-rabbi/ --- 📲 *Join the Matzav.com WhatsApp Family!* 🗞️ https://wa.link/8bhhfl

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