A leading Israeli rabbi was hospitalized with chest pains for the second time in a week. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, spiritual mentor for the powerful Sephardi political movement Shas, was admitted to Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital on Saturday night for cardiac checks.
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