The Shas held an official kenos on motzei Shabbos marking one year since the petira of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef ZT”L. The event was held in the Yazdim Shul from where Maran used to give his motzei Shabbos shiurim which were broadcast by satellite.
In the advertisements ahead of the event it stated that the weekly shiur of Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef all of his brothers will participate in the kenos, a display of achdus among sons of Maran. The dais however was filled with other rabbonim, not the sons of Maran. Strangely, party MKs were also noticeably absent.
A Kikar Shabbos News report adds when the head of Shas’ Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael Rabbi Shalom Cohen Shlita arrived he asked “Where are all the sons who were going to be here?”
The report states some family members explained there was a bar mitzvah for Yitzchak Yosef, a son of Rav Moshe Yosef, which took place that Shabbos in Netanya and Rabbi Avraham Yosef took place in that event. There was also an atzeres in Ashdod to officially end bein hazmanim attended by Rav David Yosef’s supporters and they explained the rav did not feel well and therefore did not take place in the atzeres.
Kikar quotes a Shas official anonymously. He explained “The responses given work for the media but the truth is that Shas has a major problem which is evident by the lack of achdus at an event in memory of Maran. A cheshbon nefesh is in order”. The source is quoted adding the lack of achdus is not only damaging the community but the entire Sephardic Shas tzibur as well.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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5 Responses
Sick! They should learn some achdus from Americans
Its no secret that the brothers were not getting along when Chacham Ovadia, z’tl, was in his final days and its only gotten worse over the past year. Sadly, this is not that unusual, as the offspring of Rav Yolish, z’tl, and other chashuve ribbon frequently engage in these family broigas which can go on for years.
What do you really expect?
Shas was built and controlled by RO”Y Z”L. Now that he is gone the money and prestige is up for grabs.
If Shas does not split into splitter groups of rabbonim and politicats it will be a greater miracle than Kriyas Yom Soof.
You report this as though it is something surprising. HaRav Ovadia zt”l was literally one of a kind. His children may all be great talmidei chachomim but they, and his political supporters, do not have the breadth of ahavas yisroel and achdus that he had. They are all looking out for what they think is best for them.
Why do you write these articles? To build achdus of to fan the flames of hate? Time for some soul searching.