To work to perpetuate the memory of and disseminate the work and legacy of the first Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim, of blessed memory, and to publish his rulings, writings, speeches, articles, letters and publications.
To promote Torah and academic research on Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim, his life, his halakhic and philosophical methodology and his work in leading the community, and to publish research and monographs on these subjects.
To establish an Institute for the Wisdom of Israel that will work, among other things, to preserve and publish ancient rabbinic manuscripts and literature at an academic and historical level with introductions and research on the authors' histories and periods.
To establish and operate a house of study for rabbis and judges and spiritual leaders for Israel and the diaspora in the spirit of the Chief Rabbi, of blessed memory.
To hold a platform for Judaism—study days, lectures and tours on topics current to Judaism, including lectures on the Chief Rabbi and his work.
To maintain a large public Torah-scientific library.
To operate in Jerusalem at the Rabbi Nissim House a synagogue that will aim for a unified prayer tradition.
To maintain a fund for awarding scholarships and prizes to yeshiva students and academy students for works related to the organization's goals
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