Tikvah
MosaicImage of Mosaic
Editors’ Pick

February 11, 2015

The Sephardi Chief Rabbi Who Sought to End the Sephardi-Ashkenazi Divide

Throughout his life, Ben-Zion Meir Hai Ouziel (1880-1953), the first Sephardi chief rabbi of Israel, held fast to a vision of breaking down the divisions among Ashkenazim, Sephardim, and Jews from other lands. Daniel Bouskila writes:

SaveGift

February 11, 2015

  1. At the UN, Discussing Anti-Semitism Means Attacking Israel

  2. Is Intermarriage a Taboo Topic for Liberal Jews?

  3. The Sephardi Chief Rabbi Who Sought to End the Sephardi-Ashkenazi Divide

  4. Does the Torah Legislate Affirmative Action for Orphans?

  5. The Root of Israel’s Economic Woes Isn’t the Settlements; It’s Socialism