Rav David Yosef channels his father’s spirit in the battle for Israel’s halachic identity
“I don’t know my way around here,” he called out. “If I carry on driving, where will I end up?”
Without missing a beat, Rav Ovadiah’s young son replied: “In Gehinnom.”
The cutting response drew an appreciative laugh from some bystanders, but despite his sense of humor, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi wasn’t amused.
“Why did you say that?” he upbraided his son. “Do you think that he’ll keep Shabbat because of your comment? Hafuch! Now, he’s even less likely to keep anything. He’ll hate Shabbat!”
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