HaGaon HaRav Shalom Cohen Shlita has announced he plans to attend the Simchas Beis Hashoeva event on Chol Hamoed Sukkos together with the HaRav Ovadia Yosef Contest prize, an atzeres be hosted in the Menorah Mavtichim Stadium in Tel Aviv.

According to a Kikar Shabbos News report, Shas party Chairman Aryeh Deri arrived at Rav Cohen’s home in Jerusalem’s Old City to discuss a number of matters. On Sunday morning 11 Tishrei, Chaim Biton arrived at Rav Cohen’s to invite him to the atzeres in Tel Aviv on Chol Hamoed and Rav Cohen confirmed his planned attendance.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)