Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto | |
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יאשיהו יוסף פינטו | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | September 27, 1973 |
| Nationality | Israeli, Moroccan |
| Parent | Chaim Pinto (father) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Position | Founder and head |
| Organisation | Mosdot Shuva Israel |
| Other | Chief Rabbi of Morocco |
| Residence | Morocco |
Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto (Hebrew: יאשיהו יוסף פינטו, Arabic: يوشياهو يوسف بينتو; born September 27, 1973) is an Israeli-Moroccan Orthodox rabbi who leads a global organization called Mosdot Shuva Israel. Based in Ashdod and New York City, he is a Kabbalist. Globes business journal named him in 2012 as one of the ten wealthiest rabbis in Israel.
As part of a series of legal issues, he pleaded guilty in September 2014 to bribing a high-ranking Israeli police officer. He was sentenced on May 12, 2015, to one year in prison, and to pay a fine of 1 million shekels. He began serving his prison sentence on February 16, 2016. After his release, he became the Chief Rabbi of Morocco in 2019.