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Porat Yosef Yeshiva

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A Jerusalem home for Sephardic Torah

Porat Yosef Yeshiva opened in Jerusalem’s Old City in 1923. Its benefactor, Yosef Avraham Shalom of India, supported the creation of a home for Torah scholarship. The yeshiva’s history also includes its Geula branch in Jerusalem. Its story is part of the enduring Sephardic tradition of learning and teaching Torah in the Holy City.

Chacham Ezra Attieh zt”l and his students

Chacham Ezra Attieh zt”l served as Rosh Yeshiva from 1925 until 1970. Remembered with reverence for his kedushah, humility and personal care for his students, he helped shape generations of Torah scholars. His students included Chacham Ovadia Yosef zt”l, Chacham Ben Zion Abba Shaul zt”l and Chacham Mordechai Eliyahu zt”l, whose teaching reached Jewish communities far beyond Jerusalem.

Chacham Ben Zion Abba Shaul zt”l and Ohr LeTzion

Chacham Ben Zion Abba Shaul zt”l learned at Porat Yosef and later served as its Rosh Yeshiva. His Ohr LeTzion works preserve his halachic teaching and Torah guidance. This site also presents Yeshiva and Kollel Ohr LeTzion, which carries his name and legacy; the Porat Yosef donation link below is a separate donation destination.

Learning with holiness and responsibility

The legacy of Porat Yosef brings together deep Torah study, reverence for Hashem and responsibility toward other people. Chacham Ezra Attieh’s concern for his students reminds us that sustaining Torah means caring for the people who learn it. Supporting learners is a way to honor this tradition of scholarship, holiness and kindness.

Support Torah learners at Porat Yosef

Help support Torah learners at Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem through the Nedarim Plus donation page linked here. Before completing a donation, check that the recipient shown is “ישיבת פורת יוסף ירושלים” and review the payment details there. For a particular dedication or sponsorship arrangement, confirm the available options with the recipient; this page does not promise a specific amount, program or allocation.

Sources and further reading

Rabbeinu HaOr LeTzion — Chacham Ben Zion Abba Shaul zt"l, Rosh Yeshiva of Porat Yosef and author of Ohr LeTzion
רבינו האור לציון — חכם בן ציון אבא שאול זצוק״ל, ראש ישיבת פורת יוסף · Chacham Ben Zion Abba Shaul zt"l
Left to right: Chacham Ovadia Yosef zt”l, Chacham Ben Zion Abba Shaul zt”l and Chacham Yehuda Tzadka zt”l.
Left to right: Chacham Ovadia Yosef zt”l, Chacham Ben Zion Abba Shaul zt”l and Chacham Yehuda Tzadka zt”l.
Yeshivat Porat Yosef in Jerusalem before 1948, as identified in the photograph’s caption.
Yeshivat Porat Yosef in Jerusalem before 1948, as identified in the photograph’s caption.
The “Wonder Class” of Yeshivat Porat Yosef bidding Chacham Ovadia Yosef farewell, as identified in the printed caption.
The “Wonder Class” of Yeshivat Porat Yosef bidding Chacham Ovadia Yosef farewell, as identified in the printed caption.