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Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef zt"l - UPDATED with funeral information

Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef passed away on Monday afternoon at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. He was 93.

The spiritual leader of the influential religious-Sephardic Shas movement, suffered a general collapse of his bodily systems earlier on Monday morning and was in immediate danger of death at Jerusalem’s Hadassah University Medical Center for several hours prior to his death.

Medical officials elected to place Yosef on life support after he began to experience breathing difficulties early on Monday. He was defined as being in critical condition  as doctors worked to stabilize his condition.

Details of the funeral, which will take place later Monday, have not yet been made public.

UPDATE 2:25 PM

Here's the funeral information:

Yosef's funeral procession was set to begin at 6 p.m.at the Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem's Geula neighborhood and continue to the Sanhedria Cemetery. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat instructed the director-general of the municipality to help with the funeral procession.

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posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 1:38 PM