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Rishon leZion HaRav Ovadia Yosef zt"l
HaRishon leZion Rav Ovadia Yosef was born on the 12th of Tishrei, 5681 (1920) in Baghdad, Iraq, the first son to his father, R' Yaakov, and his mother, Georgia. He was named after R' Abdallah Somech and R' Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, the Ben Ish Chai.
Insights of HaRav Ben Zion Mutsafi
In a comprehensive talk with R' Ben Zion Mutsafi, Rosh Yeshivas Bnei Zion, we were made privy to fascinating facets of R' Ovadia, only a small fraction of which we are able to present here:
"Wherein lay the tremendous power of Reb Simcha Zissel, founder of the holy derech of Kelm?" remarked the Chofetz Chaim. "It lay in the greatness of a talmid like Reb Leib!"
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