Avraham Yosef

[3] Yosef served for thirteen years in the Military Rabbinate and in 2013 would be the first choice of his father to be nominated for the position of Sepharadi chief rabbi but would pull out due to negative publicity concerning a 2010 ruling on judges joining a prayer minyan.

[4] Nissim Leon, of Bar-Ilan University, researches the Shas movement and says that Avraham Yosef is a new rising star worthy of note for the political party.

Leon states that, "Rabbi Avraham Yosef is building up his reputation using a similar method to his father's, combining halakhic rulings with lectures and classes for large audiences.

"[5] In 2015, Yosef was indicted for fraud and breach of trust over allegations that he had used his position as chief rabbi to advance the business interests of his family's kosher food certification.

[9] Later in the year, the Chief Rabbinate set up a special body, headed by rabbis Ze'ev Weitman and Avraham Yosef to implement heter mechira.