13 Quotes by Ovadia Yosef



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    There was a tsunami and there are terrible natural disasters, all of this because of too little Torah study.

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    You must not lean on a tree on Sabbath, if the tree might be dependent on you for support.

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    The most significant halachic authority of the last 100 years, whose positions helped fashion a balanced and moderate Judaism.

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    When we ask God to 'bring an end to our enemies', we should be thinking about Iran, those evil ones who threaten Israel.

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    It is easy for a rabbi to establish prohibitions, but a rabbi's real strength is to teach Torah and rule on lawwith an emphasis on what is permitted.

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    In Israel, death has no dominion over them With gentiles, it will be like any person – they need to die, but [God] will give them longevity. Why? Imagine that one's donkey would die, they'd lose their money. This is his servant That's why he gets a long life, to work well for this Jew. Gentiles were born only to serve us. Without that, they have no place in the world – only to serve the People of Israel.

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