Yabia Omer Responsa Volume 8 – Dedication by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef to Rabbi Kaduri

Yabia Omer Responsa Volume 8 – Dedication by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef to Rabbi Kaduri
Yabia Omer responsa, Vol. 8. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Jerusalem, 1995.
On the leaf before the title page is a dedication to the renowned Mekubal Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri, in the eloquent handwriting of the author: "In honor of my close friend The Rabbi Torah Genius Mekubal, Holy Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri. B'Virkat HaTorah, Ovadia Yosef".
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (1920-2013), born in Baghdad, at a young age ascended to Jerusalem. One of the greatest disciples of Rabbi Ezra Attiya Head of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva. From 1948-1951, served in the rabbinate of Egypt. On his return to Israel, he served in the Petach Tikva rabbinate and delivered sermons and Torah discourses in Jerusalem and throughout the land of Israel. From 1958-1969, served as dayan in the Jerusalem Beit Din and in the Great Rabbinical Beit Din. In 1969, was appointed Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Yaffo and in 1973 was appointed Rishon L’Zion and Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel. Was especially renowned for his incredible erudition in Torah knowledge and his clear Torah rulings. With passing years, he reached the status of one of the leading Torah authorities of our days and as an unequalled influential spiritual leader. Was very active in teaching Torah to the masses and raised the honor and authority of Jews of Sephardic descent in Israel. One of his life’s activities was returning the “crown of Sephardic Jewry to its former glory”; this goal was portrayed in the area of halachic rulings and in the social and political arenas as well. In the framework of this vision, he stood at the helm of Mo’etzet Chachmei HaTorah and navigated the worldwide Shas movement. Rabbi Ovadia left a huge yield of books, including: Yabia Omer responsa (10 volumes), Yechava Da’at responsa (six volumes), Chazon Ovadia (18 volumes) and many other books.
The recipient: the famous Mekubal Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri, born at the end of the 19th century in Iraq, studied Torah and Kabbalah from scholars in Iraq and later in Jerusalem after his immigration in
1922. In his early years in Jerusalem, he earned his livelihood from bookbinding and at that time studied in Beit-El and Porat Yosef Yeshivot. With the passing of years, his wisdom in kabbalah spread and many people flocked to his home to receive his blessing and his counsel and to receive amulets. He died when he was more than one hundred years old, in 1906.
[5], 2-512, [4] pages. 33 cm. Good condition. Original binding.