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Hacham David Yosef is the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel and Rishon LeZion. He has authored dozens of books in Jewish Law mainly based on the rulings of his father, Hacham Ovadia Yosef. His most notable work is a set of books named Halacha Berura, which is an encyclopedia like commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, with letters of approbation from his father and Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv.

Early life and education
David Yosef was born and raised in Jerusalem. He is the ninth child of the former Israeli Chief Rabbi and Shas spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef, and is paternally of Iraqi Jewish descent. Yosef studied at the Or Israel Yeshiva in his youth, a year at the Ponevezh Yeshiva and then at the Hebron Yeshiva (Knesset of Israel) in Jerusalem. During his studies at the Hebron Yeshiva he met Aryeh Deri and the two became friends for many years. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Yosef is married to Sofia, daughter of Yosef Suissa, and sister of former MK Eli Suissa. They have nine children. Yosef lives in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem. ==Controversies==
Controversies
In October 2020, Yosef was forced to resign as a state-paid rabbi due to violating regulations for public servants, which prohibit public servants from expressing political opinions in public, and also prohibit offensive or discriminatory speech against groups. Violations include speaking negatively about the Reform movement and the Women of the Wall prayer rights organization including statements such as: "One must stand up in every place and talk about the lie of the Reform movement which has distorted authentic Judaism". He has spoken disparagingly about the Women of the Wall, saying: "these idiots put on tefillin," that their activity was "promiscuous, coarse, vulgar, immodest and shameless," and that "they have no connection to authentic Judaism." ==References==
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