In dozens of cities across the country: Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's hilula funded by Shas

After the cancellation of the central hilula event in memory of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef following the Attorney General's decision, the Shas party is funding memorial events in dozens of cities across the country. Tens of thousands of participants are expected. Next week a huge event will be held at Binyanei HaUma in Jerusalem, in place of the cancelled state event.

After the cancellation of the central hilula event in memory of Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef ztz"l, which stemmed from the decision of the Attorney General and a process in the High Court of Justice, the Shas party is taking upon itself the funding of the memorial events. The state event, anchored in law, was cancelled due to concern over political propaganda on behalf of Shas. Now a broad list is revealed of dozens of cities and communities where the hilulot will be held, among them Be'er Sheva, Ashdod, Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv and more. In Shas they estimate that tens of thousands of participants will take part in the events, on a significantly larger scale than that planned for the central event. In addition, next week a huge event in memory of the rabbi will be held at Binyanei HaUma in Jerusalem, at the same place where the cancelled state event was supposed to take place, also with direct party funding. The article presents the full list of cities and emphasizes the transition from state funding to party funding.