Hundreds of thousands arrived at the Yeshivat Porat Yosef in Jerusalem on Monday afternoon for the funeral of Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who died Monday morning at the age of 93.
The procession departed from the Yeshiva in the Geula neighborhood of the capital on Monday at 6 pm with large crowds in attendance. Israel Police estimated that 600,000 people took part in the funeral procession.
Magen David Adom paramedics said 70 were treated for minor injuries from the crowding, and eight were evacuated to hospital. MDA said that all of of the injuries resulted from the overcrowding and consisted of bruises, fainting, and difficulty of breathing. Some 4,000 police officers were patrolling the area to maintain security and safety during the event.
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Monday, October 07, 2013
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I THINK R' OVADYA WAS MORE THAN 'SHAS SPIRITUAL LEADER' THAT YOU WROTE IN THE INTRODUCTION. HE WAS A CHACHAM, POSEK AND GADOL. HE WAS MATIR 100'S OF AGUNAOT AND RECOGNIZED ETHIOPIAN JEWS.NOT JUSTA POLITICAL LEADER.
Who will succeed him ?
Without doubt, Rabbi Yosef’s presence on the national stage as a person of supreme halachic importance has had profound influence over Israeli society for several decades.
He was a true Torah giant
Rav Ovadia build up the sephardim from new, 50 years ago they were a lost tribe, equivalent what satmar rav did to chasidic jewry in the USA after the war and Lubavitcher rebbe with Russian Jewry
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