Police probe as blaze in Jerusalem synagogue deemed an arson attack

“Enough with the hate. Enough with the incitement. Look what incitement and hatred can do,” Deri said. “Were it not for the miracle of the Fire and Rescue Authority coming, we could have arrived here today without a synagogue, without sifrei Torah (Torah scrolls) – everything burned. Who knows where this will lead?… Words can kill.”Yosef served as chief rabbi from 2013 to 2024. He is considered one of the leading Sephardi authorities and is one of the members of the Council of Torah Sages, the rabbinical authority that guides Shas.