Yitzhak Yosef
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Yitzhak Yosef is an Israeli rabbi and prominent halachic authority who serves as the Rishon LeZion, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yitzhak Yosef canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10713984 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yitzhak Yosef Context triple: [Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, officeHoldersInclude, Yitzhak Yosef]
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A.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was a preeminent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi, halachic authority, and spiritual leader of the Shas movement, renowned for his extensive legal writings and influential religious rulings.
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B.
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv was a preeminent 20th–21st century Lithuanian-Haredi rabbinic authority in Jerusalem, widely regarded as one of the leading halachic decisors (poskim) of his generation.
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C.
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach was a leading 20th-century Orthodox halachic authority in Jerusalem, renowned for his rulings on contemporary issues such as technology and medicine in Jewish law.
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D.
Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan
Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan was a prominent Orthodox rabbi, Zionist leader, and activist who played a key role in the religious Zionist movement in the early 20th century.
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E.
Rabbi Yitzchak Weiss
Rabbi Yitzchak Weiss was a prominent Acharon-era rabbinic authority known for his halachic rulings and Torah scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yitzhak Yosef Target entity description: Yitzhak Yosef is an Israeli rabbi and prominent halachic authority who serves as the Rishon LeZion, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
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A.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was a preeminent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi, halachic authority, and spiritual leader of the Shas movement, renowned for his extensive legal writings and influential religious rulings.
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B.
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv was a preeminent 20th–21st century Lithuanian-Haredi rabbinic authority in Jerusalem, widely regarded as one of the leading halachic decisors (poskim) of his generation.
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C.
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach was a leading 20th-century Orthodox halachic authority in Jerusalem, renowned for his rulings on contemporary issues such as technology and medicine in Jewish law.
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D.
Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan
Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan was a prominent Orthodox rabbi, Zionist leader, and activist who played a key role in the religious Zionist movement in the early 20th century.
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E.
Rabbi Yitzchak Weiss
Rabbi Yitzchak Weiss was a prominent Acharon-era rabbinic authority known for his halachic rulings and Torah scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Rabbi
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halachic authority ⓘ human ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Israeli religious establishment
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Sephardi communities worldwide ⓘ |
| basedIn | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| denomination |
Sephardi Haredi
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linked to:
Sephardic Haredi Judaism
|
| educatedAt |
Porat Yosef Yeshiva
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Yeshivat Hazon Ovadia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sephardi Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Yosef ⓘ |
| father |
Ovadia Yosef
ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
|
| fatherOccupation | Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Jewish law ⓘ Sephardi halachic tradition ⓘ |
| givenName | Yitzhak ⓘ |
| hasHonorific |
HaRav
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linked to:
Rabbi
Rabbi ⓘ |
| hasRole | spiritual leader of Sephardi Jewry in Israel ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ovadia Yosef
ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Sephardi halachic decisors ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Chief Rabbinate of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Israeli Chief Rabbinate
|
| movement |
Haredi Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Haredi Jews
|
| name | Yitzhak Yosef ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| notableIdea | Application of Ovadia Yosef’s halachic rulings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Halachic responsa on contemporary issues
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Halachic rulings for the State of Israel’s rabbinical courts ⓘ
linked to:
Israeli religious courts system
Lectures and shiurim in halakha ⓘ Public halachic rulings on Shabbat observance ⓘ Public halachic rulings on conversion ⓘ Public halachic rulings on kashrut ⓘ Public halachic rulings on marriage and divorce ⓘ Yalkut Yosef ⓘ |
| occupation |
posek
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rabbi ⓘ rosh yeshiva ⓘ |
| officeContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| officeCountry | Israel ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem yeshiva head
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Rishon LeZion ⓘ Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTitle |
HaRav HaRashi LeYisrael
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Rishon LeZion ⓘ |
| residence | Jerusalem ⓘ |
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Subject: Yitzhak Yosef Description of subject: Yitzhak Yosef is an Israeli rabbi and prominent halachic authority who serves as the Rishon LeZion, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
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