Israeli and Iranian rabbis united with Jewish leaders worldwide to pay tribute to Turkish Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva.
Isak Haleva, Turkey's chief rabbi since 2002 who bridged traditional Sephardic Judaism with modern Turkish life while leading his community through decades of political change, has died at 84.
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila is the international director of the Sephardic Educational Center.
Indeed, for Turkey’s Jews, both at home and abroad, he is remembered as a fatherly figure who had a zest for life and Sephardic Judaism. “I lost not only our chief rabbi, but also my spiritual ...
Indeed, for Turkey’s Jews, both at home and abroad, he is remembered as a fatherly figure who had a zest for life and Sephardic Judaism. “I lost not only our chief rabbi but also my spiritual ...