Yosef's children and grandchildren are prominent in Israeli society, particularly in the Mizrahi and religious media.
The posthumous leaking of recordings of Ovadia Yosef's private discussions with family members about politicians played a prominent part in a leadership struggle within the Shas party.
Ovadia Yosef was an Iraqi-born Rabbi, scholar of Jewish law, religious judge, Rosh yeshiva, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983, and a founder and long-time spiritual leader of Israel's ultra-Orthodox Shas party.
His family had adopted the surname Ovadia on arrival in Palestine in 1924 but as an adult he took on the last name Yosef, which had been his middle name.
[1] He became the dominant religious and political figure among Jews of Middle Eastern origin, and was described as Gadol Hador - one of the greatest scholars of his generation.
[4][6] In 2014, Bar-Shalom was awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement for her work advancing higher education in the ultra-Orthodox sector.
[11] Ahi Yisraeli pulled out before the election, and Bar Shalom endorsed Moshe Kahlon's Kulanu party.
He associated with some of his father's rivals, such as Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, and publicly dissented from his father's rulings and positions on a number of issues, including Ovadia Yosef's acceptance of the principle of peace negotiations with the Palestinians, and on various halakhic rulings.
Avraham Yosef was put forward by his father to be a candidate for the role of Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel in 2013.
In 2015, he was indicted for fraud and breach of trust over allegations that he had used his rabbinical position to advance the business interests of the family kosher food certification agency.
David stood down from his position as Chief Rabbi of Har Nof after a court case was launched, alleging that his rhetoric against Reform Judaism and Women of the Wall was incompatible with his status as a paid public servant.
[26] An inheritance dispute resulted, which was ultimately settled by Moshe Yosef and his siblings before reaching court.
[30] Following the death of Ovadia Yosef, a leadership struggle between Eli Yishai and Aryeh Deri came into public view.