Yitzhak Nissim

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Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim inducted as Sephardic Chief Rabbi
Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim inducted as Sephardic Chief Rabbi

Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim (1896 - 1981) (Hebrew:יצחק נסים) was a former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel. Rabbi Nissim was born in Baghdad and immigrated to Israel in 1925.

In 1964, Pope Paul VI visited Israel but refused to visit Jerusalem. In protest, Rabbi Nissim boycotted this visit.

Preceded by
Benzion Uziel		 Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel
Yitzhak Nissim
1955–1972		 Succeeded by
Ovadia Yosef

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