You must not lean on a tree on Sabbath, if the tree might be dependent on you for support.

- Ovadia Yosef

Goyim were born only to serve us. Without that, they have no place in the world - only to serve the People of Israel,. Why are gentiles needed? They …

- Ovadia Yosef

We should have a banquet on the day haters die.

- Ovadia Yosef

In Israel, death has no dominion over them With gentiles, it will be like any person – they need to die, but [God] will give them longevity. Why? Ima…

- Ovadia Yosef

When we ask God to 'bring an end to our enemies,' we should be thinking about Iran, those evil ones who threaten Israel.

- Ovadia Yosef

Saving a life overrides territories.

- Ovadia Yosef

It is easy for a rabbi to establish prohibitions, but a rabbi's real strength is to teach Torah and rule on lawwith an emphasis on what is permitted.

- Ovadia Yosef

Where there is Torah it sustains the world.

- Ovadia Yosef

There was a tsunami and there are terrible natural disasters, because there isn't enough Torah study.

- Ovadia Yosef