Shas

(For other uses, see Shas (disambiguation).) Shas (Hebrew: ש״ס‎‎, an acronym for שומרי ספרד Shomrei Sfarad, lit. "(Religious) Guardians of the Sephardim") is an ultra-Orthodox religious political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 under the leadership of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who remained its spiritual leader until his death in October 2013, it primarily represents the interests of Haredi Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews.

Shas

(For other uses, see Shas (disambiguation).) Shas (Hebrew: ש״ס‎‎, an acronym for שומרי ספרד Shomrei Sfarad, lit. "(Religious) Guardians of the Sephardim") is an ultra-Orthodox religious political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 under the leadership of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who remained its spiritual leader until his death in October 2013, it primarily represents the interests of Haredi Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews.