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Rabbi Meir Mazuz, a prominent Sephardic spiritual leader and head of the Kisse Rahamim Yeshiva, died Saturday at the age of 80.
Rabbi Mazuz was widely regarded as one of the foremost spiritual authorities among Jews of Tunisian descent. Born in Tunisia, he immigrated to Israel and went on to found the Kisse Rahamim yeshiva, a major institution within the Sephardic ultra-Orthodox community. He led the yeshiva alongside his brother, Rabbi Tsemach Mazuz, who served as its senior spiritual supervisor.
News of his passing shortly after the end of the Sabbath and the final day of Passover prompted an outpouring of tributes from across the political and religious spectrum.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a condolence statement Saturday night, calling Rabbi Mazuz “one of the greatest Torah scholars of our generation,” and “a pillar of Jewish law and Sephardic tradition.”