{"product_id":"royh","title":"Maran HaRav Ovadia H\/C","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe had a mind big enough to master all of Torah. A spirit big enough to lead his people. And a heart big enough to contain all of Klal Yisrael.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaran Harav Ovadia Yosef met with Prime Ministers, Presidents, great rabbis — and the humblest Jew seeking advice or a berachah. He inspired and led a revolution in Sephardic society. But whether he was the ten-year old son of a poor grocer pleading to study Torah constantly, or an ailing man in his '90s keeping a schedule that would have tired someone half his age, Harav Ovadia Yosef had only one agenda:  Torah. Always Torah. And everyday life according to the Torah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brilliant gaon was an unyielding warrior for Torah. As a young rabbi in Cairo, he courageously stood firm for halachah even as a gun was pointed at his head. In the early days of  the State of Israel, he struggled to bring his Sephardic brethren back to the magnificent Torah traditions that many were abandoning with terrifying haste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis encyclopedic knowledge was breathtaking and unparalleled. In his scores of brilliant sefarim he \"restored the crown to its glory,\" fighting the battles of Torah and maintaining the preeminence of Maran Beit Yosef. \nAs unyielding as he was in defense of Torah, so was he compassionate in personal encounters. He loved all Jews, and they loved him. When there were hundreds of agunot after Israel's wars, it was to him that all turned to find the keys to their chains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo multifaceted a leader needs a multifaceted biography. In Maran Harav Ovadia we meet the sage, the leader, the visionary, the loving father of all in distress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRabbi Yehudah Heimowitz\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the bestselling biographies \u003ci\u003eRav Elyashiv\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRav Nosson Tzvi\u003c\/i\u003e, brings us Maran Harav Ovadia Yosef's rich  and historic life and includes hundreds of stories and vignettes  based on recollections of his family, friends, and colleagues. Generous excerpts from Harav Ovadia's personal writings give us a first-hand glimpse of  his encounters and achievements, while hundreds of photos and historical documents offer a visual history of his extraordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is the story of a great shaper of our era, a man who brought the Torah to hundreds of thousands.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ArtScroll Mesorah Publications","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":42509552025677,"sku":"ROYH","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/0872\/7373\/files\/royh.jpg?v=1767491929","url":"https:\/\/hatallit.com\/products\/royh","provider":"HaTallit | Online Judaica Marketplace – Tallits, Sefarim \u0026 Beautiful Judaica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}