Funeral services were held Sunday for Rabbi Ovadia Hadaya, a member of the Rabbinical High Court. He was 78 years old. Rabbi Hadaya unsuccessfully sought election as Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel 10 years ago against Rabbi Itzhak Nissim. Both Chief Rabbis Nissim and Isser Untermann were among the mourners at the funeral.
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