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Netanyahu issues statement on passing of Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron

(JERUSALEM) – Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed deep grief at the passing of former Chief Sephardi Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, due to complications from COVID-19.

“My deepest and sincerest condolences go to his honored family and to his many students,” Netanyahu announced on Monday, April 13. “Rabbi Bakshi-Doron was an important link in the Torah chain of Sephardic rabbis. His exceptional knowledge of Jewish sources was intermingled with his noble qualities. He was endowed with a pleasant disposition and received everyone warmly.”

The prime minister added that Bakshi-Doron was a teacher who did outreach to all Jewish communities in Israel and throughout the world. “I met him many times and was always struck by his warm personality. For him, the Torah was a guide for life.”

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