Yedidia Shofet

Hacham Yedidia Shofet
Born(1908-11-14)November 14, 1908
Kashan, Sublime State of Iran
DiedJune 24, 2005(2005-06-24) (aged 96)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Resting placeEden Memorial Park Cemetery
OccupationRabbi
SpouseRabbanit Heshmat Shofet
ChildrenYaffa Nazarzadeh, David Shofet, Mussa Shofet, Morad Shophet, Abraham Shofet, Naima Abrishami

Yedidia Shofet (also spelled Shophet, and often referred to as Hakham Yedidia; November 14, 1908 – June 24, 2005) was the former Chief Rabbi of Iran and the worldwide spiritual leader of Persian Jewry.

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