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IDF soldiers killed due to yeshivas ‘neglecting Torah study’, former chief rabbi claims

by | Jul 8, 2025 | JPost | 0 comments

 Shas spiritual leader and former Sephardic chief rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, seen during a weekly lecture at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, June 07, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Yitzhak Yosef condoled the families of the five soldiers killed in Gaza’s Beit Hanun in an open letter, calling for increased Torah study, implicitly denouncing haredi draft attempts.