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- 1 2 "Rabbi Ovadia Yosef left Kosher Empire". Jewish Press. 16 October 2013.
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- ↑ "The rising stakes of kashrut certification". Haaretz. 18 March 2011.
- ↑ "Intense mourning after death of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef". The Times of Israel. 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Former Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef leaves inheritance to son Moshe". The Jerusalem Post . 1 June 2014.
- ↑ Rulnik, Guy (30 May 2006). "Taking Stock/ Hello Ariel Atias - a neophyte with a great starting point". Haaretz.
- ↑ "Lior Edri Sworn into Knesset to Replace Deri". Arutz Sheva. 5 January 2015.
