Yedidia Shofet

Hacham Yedidia Shofet
Born(1908-11-14)November 14, 1908
DiedJune 24, 2005(2005-06-24) (aged 96)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Resting placeEden Memorial Park Cemetery
NationalityIranian-American
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.