In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “highly acclaimed series of works on modern day halacha written by rav david yosef”. Today it says “authoritative”.
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Yalkut Yosef is a highly acclaimed series of works on modern day Halacha written by Rav David Yosef, son of the former Rishon LeTzion Rav Ovadia Yosef , shlit"a. It is written to give practical halachik decisions for Jews of Sefaradi and Oriental origin. Current volumes cover all of Orach Chayim sections of Shulchan Aruch and parts of Yoreh De'ah that deal with Kashrut issues (i.e.1
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Yalkut Yosef ( ילקוט יוסף ; Hebrew : "Collation of [the works of Ovadia] Yosef") is an authoritative, contemporary work of Halakha , providing a detailed explanation of the Shulchan Aruch as based on the halachic rulings of the former Rishon LeTzion Rav Ovadia Yosef .It was written by Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef , his son.Yalkut Yosef is written to give practical halachic guidance to Jews of Sephardi and Oriental origin; it is widely cited, and a growing number of synagogues and yeshivot are using the work for study purposes.The work is published in 24 volumes and includes a 2 volume "kitzur" (summary).It currently covers all of the Orach Chayim section of the Shulchan Aruch and parts of Yoreh De'ah dealing with Kashrut .A new English edition, "The Saka Edition-Yalkut Yosef", is currently being published under the leadership of Rabbi Yisrael Bitan of Haketer Institute of Jerusalem.As of September 2009, 9 volumes have been published and additional volumes are under preparation.As found in his works Yabia Omer , Yechaveh Da'at , Halikhot Olam , Livyat Chen , Chazon Ovadya , Taharat Habayit and Ma'or Yisrael .
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Yalkut Yosef ( , "Collation of Yosef") is an authoritative, contemporary work of Halakha , providing a detailed explanation of the Shulchan Aruch as based on the halachic rulings of the former Rishon LeTzion Rav Ovadia Yosef . It was written by Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef , his son. Yalkut Yosef is written to give practical halachic guidance to Jews of Sephardi and Mizrahi origin; it is widely cited, and a growing number of synagogues and yeshivot are using the work for study purposes. The work is published in 24 volumes and includes a 2 volume "kitzur" (summary). It currently covers all of the Orach Chayim section of the Shulchan Aruch and parts of Yoreh De'ah dealing with Kashrut . A new English edition, "The Saka Edition-Yalkut Yosef", is currently being published under the leadership of Rabbi Yisrael Bitan of Haketer Institute of Jerusalem. As of September 2013, 13 volumes have been published and additional volumes are under preparation.Haketer Institute plans on publishing 33 volumes which will cover all areas of Sephardi Halacha observance. As found in his works Yabia Omer , Yechaveh Da'at , Halikhot Olam , Livyat Chen , Chazon Ovadya , Taharat Habayit and Ma'or Yisrael .
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Yalkut Yosef ( , "Collation of Yosef") is an authoritative, contemporary work of Halakha , providing a detailed explanation of the Shulchan Aruch as based on the halachic rulings of the former Rishon LeTzion Rav Ovadia Yosef . It was written by Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef , his son. Yalkut Yosef is written to give practical halachic guidance to Jews of Sephardi and Mizrahi origin; it is widely cited, and a growing number of synagogues and yeshivot are using the work for study purposes. The work is published in 24 volumes and includes a 2 volume "kitzur" (summary). It currently covers almost all of the Orach Chayim section of the Shulchan Aruch , and parts of Yoreh De'ah dealing with Kashrut . A new English edition, "The Saka Edition-Yalkut Yosef", is currently being published under the leadership of Rabbi Yisrael Bitan of Haketer Institute of Jerusalem. As of September 2018, 30 volumes have been published and additional volumes are under preparation. Haketer Institute plans on publishing 33 volumes which will cover all areas of Sephardi Halacha observance. As found in his works Yabia Omer , Yechaveh Da'at , Halikhot Olam , Livyat Chen , Chazon Ovadya , Taharat Habayit and Ma'or Yisrael .
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Yalkut Yosef ( , "Collation of Yosef") is an authoritative, contemporary work of Halakha , providing a detailed explanation of the Shulchan Aruch as based on the halachic rulings of the former Rishon LeTzion Rav Ovadia Yosef . It was written by Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef , his son. Yalkut Yosef is written to give practical halachic guidance to Jews of Sephardi and Mizrahi origin; it is widely cited, and a growing number of synagogues and yeshivot are using the work for study purposes. The work is published in 24 volumes and includes a 2 volume "kitzur" (summary). It currently covers almost all of the Orach Chayim section of the Shulchan Aruch , and parts of Yoreh De'ah dealing with Kashrut . A new English edition, "The Saka Edition-Yalkut Yosef", is currently being published under the leadership of Rabbi Yisrael Bitan of Haketer Institute of Jerusalem. As of September 2018, 30 volumes have been published and additional volumes are under preparation. Haketer Institute plans on publishing 33 volumes which will cover all areas of Sephardi Halacha observance.
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Yalkut Yosef ( Hebrew : ילקוט יוסף , "Collation of Yosef") is an authoritative, contemporary work of Halakha , providing a detailed explanation of the Shulchan Aruch as based on the halachic rulings of the former Rishon LeZion Rabbi Ovadia Yosef .It was written by his son Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef , who also served as the Rishon LeZion . Yalkut Yosef is written to give practical halachic guidance to Jews of Sephardi and Mizrahi origin; it is widely cited, and a growing number of synagogues and yeshivot are using the work for study purposes. The work is published in 32 volumes and includes a 2 volume "kitzur" (summary). It currently covers almost all of the Orach Chayim section of the Shulchan Aruch , and parts of Yoreh De'ah dealing with Kashrut . A new English edition, "The Saka Edition-Yalkut Yosef", is currently being published under the leadership of Rabbi Yisrael Bitan of Haketer Institute of Jerusalem. As of September 2018, 30 volumes have been published and additional volumes are under preparation. Haketer Institute plans on publishing 33 volumes which will cover all areas of Sephardi Halacha observance.
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highly acclaimed series of works on modern day halacha written by rav david yosef
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