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Nesher 23:25, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Chaim Ozer

Well done on those articles. I'm very glad someone is writing this vital material. I would recommend you work on your style a little bit in certain aspects. I would define unusual terms briefly (e.g. rabbi does not require a definition, but posek does) at the first instance.

I also tend to support primary sources as references. Therefore, I would support a Sorasky biography (which tends to be more original) over an ArtScroll one (which is typically collated from other sources). JFW | T@lk 18:33, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Email

I was hoping to send you an email. If you don't feel like activitating your Wikipedia email functionality, could you send me a message? JFW | T@lk 17:55, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

HaRav HaGaon Chaim Kreiswirth zt'l

Hi, thanks for your great article about the Rav. I hope we will be able to keep writing things such as 'HaRav HaGaon' freely - on some articles of more 'famous' rabbonim, there are wars, with secular Jews (and non-Jews) claiming that we are not allowed to write such things... Anyway, keep up the good work. Maybe you want to take a look at the article about Rabbeinu Moshe Teitelbaum shlita, the Satmar Rebbe. He's in the news now, though not in a quite positive way. Let us daven for his recovery. --Daniel575 00:11, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

• Wikipedia is an English encyclopedia and there are certain STANDARD words for names and titles. Thus, any rabbi will be called "Rabbi so-and-so" and it is a waste of time to try and talk Yeshivish or "frum" to the whole world when no-one will understand what you are saying. So try to avoid confusion, please, and do not break toooooo many rules, all your errors will be corrected by other editors in any case. Be well. IZAK 10:37, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Image:View inside Kol Torah.jpg

Hi - Please indicate where this image came from or it will have to be deleted. Thanks -SCEhardT 22:41, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

contemporary orthodox rabbis cat

I like the idea of seperating out the orthodox rabbis category - it as getting a little big. What do you want to call the other category? "Dead orthodox rabbis" doesn't have such a great ring to it. --Bachrach44 17:43, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi Nesher and welcome!!! I like the idea too, although it we may also consider "Living rabbis" to make it consistent with other categories. I did not like that you deleted the wiki and interwiki of Category:Israeli rabbis, however. Please respect the rules of the community, the welcome message will point you to these. Regards, gidonb 18:49, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

I do not like the idea. Major unilateral changes are often well intended poor changes. You 'wasted' a lot of energy on this, and we will invite 50 people to discuss it. What happens if they disagree. If anythin I learnt on wp is that there is A LOT of work to be done and not enough time, so try to use the time wisely - and within community consensus.

Please move the discussion to Category talk:Orthodox rabbis. --Shuki 20:54, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

The idea is DOA. See Category talk:Orthodox rabbis#More precise system based on recognized names for further developments. Thank you. IZAK 10:25, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Hello, too many new categories for rabbis, please stop

Shalom Nesher: Welcome and Bruchim Haba'aim to Wikipedia. Your enthusiasm is welcome, BUT you are moving TOO quickly for a newcomer, and as a few people have already warned you, you are creating too many categories that will only splinter and confuse the subjects, especially of rabbis. So far we have tried to keep the rabbis categorized mainly by their religious affiliation, yet you are creating new categories for them that will confuse people. Please STOP creating new categories and FIRST discuss your proposed new categories for rabbis on the talk pages. I would be happy to hear from you at any time. Otherwise we shall have to consider nominating your new categories for deletion. Thank you for giving this matter your serious attention. Best wishes, IZAK 01:50, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

I created one new category for Rabbis while you made ten. Who is fracturing the situation more?Nesher 17:13, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Nesher,

I concur! Someone has put this week's Rabbinical Biography Collaboration - Reb Isser Zalman - into a bunch of "Hareidi Rabbi" categories. I'm totally against it and feel we should adhere to "Orthodox Rabbis". Just wanted to raise the point with you as I'm sure you'll agree.

Telzer 13:21, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Nesher,

With regards to your belief that the term "Hareidim" was not in use 20-30 years ago: you are spot on! My father first visited Eretz Yisroel in the early 1950's and at the time, people who were very religiously observant were referred to as "adukim" not "hareidim". This latter term is usually used with negative connotations. I've also just found an article on Rav Hutner that was under one of the "Hareidi" categories. I didn't delete the "Haredi" categories, but added "Orthodox Rabbis" to it. We may need to do a search to find all the other "Orthodox Rabbis" who have been turned into "Hareidim" by individuals who themselves are not "Hareidim"....

Telzer 13:41, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Check out Izak's post to my User Talk about this and my reply.... Stay tuned for more episodes of Another Emotionally Charged Debate About A Lot of Nothing. Telzer 07:30, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Nesher, since I was last logged in, Izak has taken the liberty of changing the categories of three of the Rabbinic biographies which I've created. Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Katz has been moved to "American Rosh Yeshivas", Rabbi Baruch Sorotzkin has been moved to "Haredi Rabbis in the United States" and in a move that shows that Izak neither reads the articles before making changes nor knows what he is doing, Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin has been moved to "Haredi Rabbis in the United States". Since when did the Lutzker Rav ever live in the U.S.? As I received the slightly emotional and very lenghty message from Izak shortly before he made these changes, I wonder whether they were done maliciously. You see, there are numerous other Rabbis who could have been moved as well, but were not. So I wonder if he has worked himself up and made it personal. Is there any way to police such activities? Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin is on the weekly collaboration list for Orthodox Rabbis. One should look into how changing categories affects things like that. I am a little bit annoyed as I spent some time creating these articles. It's not as if they have been filed in a wrong place. All these people might be "Haredi" to Izak, but are still "Orthodox Rabbis". Curiously, you will also find some interesting people under Izak's new "American Rosh Yeshiva" category. Like Rabbi Shimon Shkop. You may want to cut and paste Izak's first comment to you above (about too many categories) onto his web site. Please advise. Telzer 10:05, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Note: I am also cross-posting the follwoing mesage to User talk:Telzer:

Telzer: Sholom Aleichem this is the first time we have met. I have corrected the errors with Rabbi Sorotzkin. Firstly, you must understand that Wikipedia articles are collaborative efforts. I did not do anything to harm the articles you wrote. I commend your efforts. I am trying to help improve them, especially in the process of categorizing them on Wikipedia. It seems that you do not understand the system of the Wikipedia:Category schemes. Please take the time to study Wikipedia:Categorization, especially Wikipedia:Categorization#How to create subcategories. Please do not impugn my motives, try to follow Wikipedia:Assume good faith, otherwise your words against me may be regarded as violating Wikipedia:No personal attacks. I have been structuring categories, sub-categories, sub-sub-categories etc in the the super Category:Jews and Judaism quite successfuly for many years on Wikipedia with basically NO complaints. If you have any problems, kindly bring them to my attention on my talk page and I will discuss things with you at length. I am always ready to learn and adapt! Now, let me explain: Category:Orthodox rabbis is the "super category" for ALL types of Orthodox rabbis as you correctly understand. However, over the years many types of Orthodox rabbis have had articles about them added on Wikipedia making it both necessary and logical to create sub-categories and sub-sub-categories based on common universally-known names that the world (both Jewish and secular -- and NOT "me") uses that IDENTIFIES these rabbis as who they are uniquely. Thus Category:Hasidic rebbes, Category:Haredi rabbis, Category:Modern Orthodox rabbis, and now Category:Rosh yeshivas -- all VERY different TYPES of Orthodox rabbis -- are ALL now in sub-categories of the greater Category:Orthodox rabbis, which in turn is a sub-category of the super-category Category:Rabbis which in turn is itself a sub-category of several other super-categories, including Category:Clergy. So the system is e x p a n s i v e as it develops over time as long as it sticks to known scholarly naming conventions. So, while it is true that Hasidic rebbes and Litvish rosh yeshivas are "clergy" it would NOT be correct to put them into that category of Category:Clergy directly, and similarly, they are NOT mere "Orthodox rabbis" (even though Category:Orthodox rabbis is a "super-category" for them as well) but it is certainly CORRECT, TRUE and in keeping with the HONOR of their titles and the office/s they hold and functions they perform to have them in their own TRUE sub-categories. Finally, there is nothing wrong with the word "Haredi", it has universal usage today and it is relatively easy to identify a rabbi that has lived in the past hundred years as "Haredi" without feeling any shame or guilt at all. It is done all the time everywhere (it is not "me" that "invented" this or thinks this way all on my own.) I look forward to your future respones and hoping we can co-operate in our mutual interests. Be well and Kol Tuv, IZAK 11:10, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Stop making all Mishna and Talmud rabbis into Orthodox rabbis.

Hi Nesher: Please do NOT make all those listed in Category:Rabbis into "Orthdodox rabbis". There was a reason that past editors did NOT put every rabbi in Category:Rabbis into "Orthodox" -- to keep it NEUTRAL. You will get arguments from Conservative and Reform editors about this. You cannot call the Tannaim and Amoraim "Orthodox" because "Orthodox" is a new word. Do NOT make ANY further changes without discussing first, feel free to contact me on my talk page. I will revert ALL your changes. Thank you and Shabbat Shalom. IZAK 10:19, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

A) I didn't put "all" those listed in Category:Rabbis into "Orthdodox rabbis" - only the Orthodox ones. Where are you coming from and on what basis can reform argue that Jacob Joseph (for example) was one of their own!?!?

The Bach

Please see Talk:Yoel Sirkis. Thanks, HKT 19:20, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

3RR

Hi Nesher, just letting you know about the 3RR rule, in case you're not familiar with it. See WP:3RR. Cheers, SlimVirgin ^(talk) 14:31, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

collaboration of the week

First of all - good idea. There's a lot of pages in there that need work. I was thinking though - maybe we should broaden the scope a little to "rabbinic collaboration of the week". That way we could include some people from the middle ages, as well as the eras of the mishnah and talmud. Broadening our cope would hopefully also broaden the number of people working on the project. Just a thought. --Bachrach44 15:44, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

I would love to broaden the scope - except how do we ensure Reform (and other non-Orthodox) people don't get nominated? Nesher 15:49, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

So what if they do? You and I might not be able to contribute as much to some rabbis as others, but I think that's true no matter what scope we have. (For example, I can contribute a lot more to an article on Avi Weiss than I can to one on Karelitz.) Wikipedia is inherently a collaborative environment, and getting more people to edit more pages is almost always a good idea. --Bachrach44 15:57, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

If we broaden it too much, the focus becomes lost and we may have nominations that are completely a waste of time. Still, I'm catiously hopeful that we can expand the collaboration to what you suggest. To do that, we must first find an editor like IZAK or someone else to move the page to "Rabbinic Collaboration of the Week" and edit it a little. But remember - before this we'll have to open this up to discussion and other's user's opinions and inputs - so I will copy this discussion to the talk page here. Kind regards, Nesher 16:07, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Hey

How's it going? I think the collaboration was a really good idea. A bit of advice: openly trying to exclude Reform and Conservative rabbis from the purview of different articles can only be counterproductive and support secular peoples'image of us as close-minded. I grew up Reform myself...it doesn't do anything for kiruv. Besides that though, keep up the good work! I've been wanting people to work on the rabbi articles for awhile and this was a great way of implementing the idea! --Yodamace1 18:53, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Your question about Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman

Hi Nesher: I am reposting this message here from my own talk page. All the best. IZAK 06:19, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi IZAK, as an admin can you please move Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman to Elchonon Wasserman. The current pitiful situation is that the former is the article's primary name while the latter is only a redirect. Many thanks, Nesher 21:52, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

• Hi Nesher: I am not an admin! (And I don't want to be one!). ANYONE can move an article, just use the "move" button at the top of every page which will then automatically turn the OLD article into a REDIRECT to the article with NEW name, It's that simple. IZAK 06:19, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Ok, I see the problem, someone already made the article without the "Rabbi" name in it into a redirect, which he should not have done (probably trying to be "frum". It can still be corrected by changing the direction of the redirect, only because the talk page on the "Rabbi" page only has a couple of lines which I will move over. IZAK 06:25, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

R' Laizer Telzer

Thanks for the yasher koach. Actually, if I have the time and nobody else jumps in, I might end up doing the rest of the Telzer crowd. I still haven't yet fully figured out how to use Wikipedia, so you may end up doing some tidying up! Telzer 15:46, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Katz

Hi,

I've just posted a page on Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Katz, however, I couldn't figure out how to put it under a category. How does one do that?

Thanks,

The Telzer

Yasher koach!

I hereby award this Exceptional Newcomer award to Nesher for his wicked idea for a collaboration project. Yodamace1 17:19, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

You're far too kind, but thank you nonetheless! Nesher 17:23, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		Awarded for your creation of the most awesome Wikipedia:Orthodox Rabbinical Biography Collaboration of the Week. This was a great idea, and will hopefully result in a tremendous amount of work on rabbinical biographies. You rule! - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 02:24, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Rabbi Meir Atlas

O.K., Here's one to ponder. I've put together something on Rabbi Meir Atlas, and put it under the category Orthodox Rabbis. Trouble is, in the category Orthodox Rabbis, there's no mention of Rabbi Meir Atlas. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Telzer

FYI: This is what you put around things to prevent the automatic conversion: <nowiki>[[Hello]]</nowiki>

P.S. I put "nowiki" script around the "nowiki"s so that they'd show up, too. Kol tuv, HKT^Talk 03:01, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Rabbi Poupko

Hi Nesher, Very interesting. Small world. I'm actually very close with the Chafetz Chaim's descendants, so I can pursue things on that front. Off the top of my head, there's a Rabbi Poupko in Toronto, or at least was. I believe he was a teacher at Eitz Chaim Day School. There was also a Rabbi Poupko in Johannesberg, South Africa, who fled the country under suspicious circumstances. Let me have a scout around and I'll get back to you on it. All the best, Telzer 13:51, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Nesher, I didn't manage to contact the Chofetz Chaim's descendants, but I did get my hands on a copy of Toras Reuven by his son and I scoured the hakdama and haskomas for any mention of the Chofetz Chaim. Indeed, there was a very nice haskomah from Reb Isser Zalman who remarks about the stature of the author's father, Reb Eliezer. No mention of the Chofetz Chaim though, anywhere. I think that we can safely assume that if there was any connection, either the author, or one of the haskomas would have mentioned the yichus. Telzer 13:16, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Poupko

I did a google search for the name "Poupko" without "chafetz", "Chaim" or "Kagan" and I still got 25 000 hits. [1] Which seems to imply that the name is not limited to descendents of the C.C. Furthermore, I found this; an article 2/3rds down the page says that only 1 of the Chafetz Chaim's sons used the name. Also in wikipedia is Baruch Poupko, another rabbi. So, while Poupko is a not uncommon Jewish surname, it does not mean that the bearer is related to the Chafetz Chaim. Still, it is a possibility that Eliezer Poupko was the son of the CC who kept the surname. I'll see what else I can find. Also, note that he was born when the Chafetz Chaim was 46; this means that he could have been his grandson. Im not sure at what age the CC got married.

Hope that what I've said is not too unclear. Ayinyud 13:54, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

HaRav Schachter

Hello, Nesher, is there a reason that you reverted my edits and took away the proper wiki citation for a website? -- Avi 00:03, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi Avi, I'm sorry if I've upset you in any way. Your hard work on Rabbi Schachter is definately much appreciated. The reason I reverted your edits and took away the "proper wiki citation for a website" is because I didn't see the need to tell the world the date on which the URL was accessed. Why is that necessary? And again, as with the biography infobox that you eventually took off - why don't other articles have this feature? Please explain. Many thanks, Nesher 13:44, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

PS: Why did you add an infobox for Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik?...

Thanks for responding. IIRC, the reason for the date is that websites change, so even if the link is not accurate now, it was accurate then, and may have been archived (cf. Google cache). As for the infobox, I believe it creates a more professional appearance. -- Avi 14:28, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Reb Itzele Ponovezher

Nesher, Thanks for the message. I'm presuming that you refer to the edit I made on R' Eliezer Gordon. When I originally entered the information, it was off the head, without my sources at hand. At the time, I seemed to recall that he had offered the position of Rosh Yeshiva to R' Yitzchak Blazer, later I was unsure whether it was actually R' Itzele Ponovezher. Once I checked, sure enough it was R' Itzele Ponovezher. Hence the correction. What actually happened was that when R' Itzele did not accept, R' Laizer was convinced the reason was because R' Itzele thought there would be friction between the Rav and Rosh Yeshiva of the town. R' Laizer then subsequently offered R' Itzele the position of Rav as well as Rosh Yeshiva, but he still refused. I didn't include that as it's more a mayseh than fit for an encyclopedia.

Yasher Koach on your additions. I was actually going to put a picture in of the kever. The only thing now, is that section on his death and hespedim is almost as large as the section on his life! While we often know more about someone's death and descendants than details of their life, I often wonder how much of this information to include. People usually want to know how someone lived, not how they died! Anyway, well done!

Telzer 02:07, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Edit summaries

Please use them. It would help make life so much simpler for the rest of us wikipedians. Ayinyud 14:51, 4 June 2006 (UTC) P.S. Thanks for the great job you're doing on the ORBCW!

Noted. Nesher 14:52, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Rabbi Eliezer Poupko

Hi, I found your question on IZAK;s page most intriguing, so I did some research in the volumnious Artscroll biography about the Chafetz Chaim. I did not find any evidence of a link between him and Rabbi Eliezer Poupko. For one thing, there is no mention of Yisrael Meir Kagan's name being Poupko, and for another, the Chafetz Chaim had two sons and two daughters by his first wife. The youngest of these sons was born in 1869. (Eliezer Poupko was born in 1886.) From his second marriage the Chafetz Chaim only had one daughter, who married Rabbi Menachem Mendel Zaks and from whom all the living descendants of the Chafetz Chaim sprang. Yoninah 18:06, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Wow! Thanks for the enlightenment and taking the time to investigate the matter. It is virtually assured that Rav Poupko wasn't a son of the Chofetz Chaim - we would have known about it by now. However, the notion that they were related in some way, albeit distantly, can't be entirely discounted. This is because, even though you haven't found a Mekor for the Chofetz Chaim's name being Poupko, check here. Second line of "Biography". Many thanks, Nesher 18:15, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Okay, but who wrote that in Wikipedia? I don't consider Wikipedia a source for itself. My neighbor is a great-grandson of the Chafetz Chaim, so I'll try to ask him if the name Poupko is part of the family tree. (The Chafetz Chaim's tombstone in Radin, by the way, only says "Yisrael Meir Hakohen ben Aryeh Zev Hakohen"[2]). Kol tuv, Yoninah 18:24, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

My neighbor is a great-grandson of the Chofetz Chaim. Here is the information he told me, which is verified in a published family tree that is circulating within the Zaks family:

1. The Chofetz Chaim's name and his father's name was Kagan.
2. The Chofetz Chaim had four children by his first wife, Frida Miriam Epstein: Gittel, Aryeh Leib, Avraham, and Sora. Avraham died at the age of 25, never having married.
3. For some reason, only Aryeh Leib called himself Poupko. He had many children, but most of them died leaving no progeny (there is one elderly woman alive today who comes from his line, but otherwise, the line died out).
4. Rabbi Eliezer Poupko is no relation to this family. (The nearest name that comes close is Aryeh Leib's son, Eliyahu.)
5. The Chofetz Chaim's second wife was Miriam Frida Schindler. They had one daughter, who married Menachem Mendel Zaks and from whom the majority of living descendants of the Chofetz Chaim come. Yoninah 22:02, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

A Gutten Voch! Many thanks for clearing that up, Nesher 22:08, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer

Nesher, Regarding your query about the Slutsk Yeshiva's origins: This is where I found the info: www.tzemachdovid.org/Musar/ravepstein.html The big Yeshivas - Slabodka and Telz both had Vaad's with the goal of establishing smaller yeshivas in other towns. I too saw apparaently conflicting information - i.e., that R' Isser Zalman started the yeshiva and that the Alter started the yeshiva. I know that Telz started a bunch of smaller yeshivas and so it wouldn't at all surprise me that Slabodka did too. I would hypothesize that The Alter was the force behind starting Slutsk but that Reb Isser Zalman went and with Reb Moshe Mordechai were the first Roshei Yeshiva. Many people would assume that the first Rosh Yeshiva was a founder of the institute. It's also possible that while The Alter pushed for the idea, Reb Isser Zalman and Reb Moshe Mordechai did the actual hands on founding. So perhaps they all founded it! Hope this is helpful! Keep Kal (K'Nesher).... Telzer 01:00, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Yasher Koach :) Nesher 10:58, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin

Nesher, I've written a small article on Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin, the Oznaim LaTorah. For some reason, it's saved under Rabbi Zalman sorotzkin and not Sorotzkin with a capital "S". I'm not sure how to change it - could I trouble you to do so? Also, I'd like to add him to the weekly collaboration list in the hope of expanding the article. How do I do that? Many thanks, Telzer 13:55, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Page moved. -- Avi 13:58, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

The Rav

Avi, Yasher koach on adding such a Choshuv reference for the Rav's CV. Many thanks, Nesher 21:05, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Honestly, I did not add it; rather, I properly referenced the link that was there. -- Avi 21:22, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

I know, I added the link, but you made it more geshmak! Nesher 15:33, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin

Nesher, I've re-worked the article on Reb Zalman and am thinking to perhaps remove it from the weekly collaboration site. I think the article is now quite substantial and I'd rather the site be utilised for broadening articles which, frankly, aren't too broad! I'd rather see some of the other articles receive the attention. The site, however, is your creation, so I'll leave it to you. Besides, I don't know what the correct procedure to delete it is!! Telzer 07:21, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

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Help Please

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Liozna

please help us out to reach a NPOV.

Thanks

gevaldik! 16:04, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Liozna and Larger than Life(books)

Hello. I have bundled the two together for the purposes of the Afd. If you agree or disagree, please make note in the Afd page here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Liozna. Thank you -- Avi 18:43, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Minor renaming of Category:Orthodox Rabbinical roles and titles

Hi Nesher: Category:Orthodox Rabbinical roles and titles has been nominated for minor renaming, see Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 June 14#Category:Orthodox Rabbinical roles and titles to Category:Orthodox rabbinic roles and titles. Thanks, IZAK 09:13, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

RfA

Well, we're not supposed to advertise our RfA's, by social convention, anyway, though I did mention it in passing on the WP:ORBCW talk page. - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 12:40, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Award

Nesher, Many thanks for the Newcomer Award. I greatly appreciate the encouragement. Telzer 02:40, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Jose ben Yochanan

Why have you removed citations from this article? Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 12:50, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi Briangotts, I removed citations from the article as it was taken from the Jewish Encyclopedia. Thats fine. However, does wikipedia need the citations given by the JE? I'd contend not. As it is, the JE has been credited and anyone seeking further info can go there. Wikipedia has its sources (i.e. here the J.E.), while further down the line wikipedia's sources have their own sources (i.e. the JE's numerous sources). I believe I've conformed to WP:CITE. It clutters up the article and I've seen many other removals of such citations from other JE-based articles. See here.

Would you not agree that it would be impractical and bordering on the ridiculous if, apart from every source quoted on wikipedia (e.g. Britannica, Encarta), those sources own sources were quoted? Many thanks, Nesher 16:04, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Your point is well-taken but I think the example you give is inapplicable. An article might be written that cites to or quotes from an Encarta, Britannica, or other encyclopedia article. I totally agree with you that in such a case, it would be silly to list separately all the sources cited in that article (unless, of course, the source itself was also used in the WP article).

I think the situation with JE articles is somewhat different. In many cases, due to the public domain status of the JE, JE articles are copied in their entirety and reproduced verbatim on Wikipedia. So what usually ends up happening is that the article on Wikipedia is in fact the JE article. In such a case you can't really say that the JE article was a "source", because in fact the WP article IS the JE article- because of this, I think it's appropriate to cite both the JE and the JE sources in these situations. But I'm open for further discussion and willing to be convinced that I'm wrong.

See Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Jewish_history#JE_citation_format for more thoughts on the issue.

--Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 16:51, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I completely accept the point that many JE articles are copied verbatim - but my point still stands. Do "Heilprin, Seder ha-Dorot, ii" or "Schürer, Gesch. 3d ed., ii. 202, 352, 357" mean anything to anyone but the erstwhile scholar? A resounding NO. However, many users understand the link to the JE below - and if they want to continue in greater depth (and know where to find these dusty volumes!) then they can easily see the citations there. Only every millionth person or so knows what these sources mean (and even less will look them up).

Even if the "WP article IS the JE" - which is true at article inception but the archaic language and tedious formats are generally fiddled with and added to over time - why does that necessitate keeping unnecessary text that can be accessed a click away? Many thanks, Nesher 17:11, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Many, but by no means all, of the JE articles brought over to Wikipedia are eventually copyedited to a degree sufficient to render them a different article than what we started out with. As for the text being "unnecessary", I'm not sure we can assume that Jewishencyclopedia.com will always be a viable site, or that it will forever be available.

I guess my argument would be that if the originally JE article is revamped to refer to all new references, it would be appropriate to remove older materials no longer directly cited. But in my experience it works the other way- usually incomplete articles and stubs are replaced by JE articles wholesale, and then the changes to those JE clones are usually relatively minor.

As for few people bothering ot look up those citations, very few people will bother to look up any kind of reference whatsoever so it seems to me no kind of argument against their inclusion.

The esoteric nature of many of the citations used in JE is a problem, but I think the solution would be to either have a separate page giving all the abbreviations used in the JE (as, I assume, the original JE did) or trying to go through and make them more clear, not to simply remove them. --Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 18:20, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm discerning an underlying rationale here, one that I don't entirely disagree with. I remain unconvinced as to the relevancy of these citations (even if the article is essentially always remaining a JE clone), since what's good for JE doesn't work with wikipedia and the paradigm (although not the current reality) is that these articles should not just be copied from JE - even if its legally 110% OK - but rather edited over time. However, I see a major point you refer to in passing that has a firm basis in my eyes - the JE website won't be here forever and these valuable notes could be lost. Looking at it from my perspective, there's only one question: Is it wikipedia's role to preserve (arcane) history, however important? Or is it the recording of facts; whatever isn't critical isn't included? Many thanks, Nesher 18:30, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

If you're asking whether I think Wikipedia should be a historical archive for all sorts of irrelevant references simply because they might be lost, of course I don't. But I do think that articles, generally speaking and when possible, should be cited. Now the JE articles are full of citations which may be cumbersomely (is that a word?) phrased but still have value as identifying the source of the information.

Look at it this way. Let's say an article is generated regarding a rather obscure topic, by taking the JE article and copying it wholesale. I think we both agree that these articles should be edited to make them more readable (I do love the old prose and regret that it's seen as irrelevant, but I acknowledge that it's a bit much for the average reader). But just changing the language of the article doesn't mean that you've made it a new article- it is still the old JE article, with the same sources, modified for legibility. I still think that doesn't justify calling JE the "source" for the article when in fact the sources are the works of Messrs. Graetz, Kohler, et al; some Biblical passage, or the Talmud (to name a few possibilities).

I'm all in favor of fixing the citations, to the extent we're able, and make them more comprehensible to the average reader; but realistically speaking, notes and references have real value to only a tiny minority of readers in any case. Even a "Pesik II, iv.", incomprehensible to most people, has value to a few (to quote Abraham ibn Ezra, "the wise will understand...") and I don't really see it detracting too much from the rest.

One thing I do agree with you is that inline citations should be replaced, wherever practical, with footnotes. But I would hate to see these valuable (if esoteric) references simply tossed. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 18:43, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I find myself agreeing with you, but for different reasons. As citations for the sake of citations, I believe that just because one has copied a JE article, that doesn't mean that the person is obliged to copy the entire article with citations et al. In my humble opinion, no injustice is rendered to the fine JE (I also admire the prose but find it impractical sans certain contexts) by leaving out their citations. So on that we agree to disagree, I take it. You remain convinced of the relevancy of these citations, if only to a fraction of readers. Fine.

However, I would argue that the citations are valuable in and of themselves as a historic record, and if they can be integrated in a visually pleasing/acceptable way into the article, i.e. nice format and inline citations definately replaced with footnotes, then its fine that they stay. In light of this partial retraction, I'm only opposed in cases where the citations (especially those inline) stick out like a sore thumb and disrupt the flow of the article. I take it that you don't regard wikipedia a historical archive - and might oppose the inclusion of citations on those grounds alone were it not for their relevancy to the article. Many thanks, Nesher 19:11, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I guess it's better to agree, for the "wrong" reasons, then to disagree for the "right" ones. :-) I agree with you that irrelevant citations are pointless - it defies the very purpose of citations altogether to have ones that don't relate to the article. But sourced material should be preserved unless the source is abandoned. As I add JE articles in the future, I will try to fix up the inline citations to make them footnotes, and where possible fix the deficient citation format in the references. Much obliged for your desire to resolve the issue amicably. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 19:15, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

BTW, see the list of abbreviations used in the JE

And to you. Don't worry; I may yet come round to your way of thinking :). Would you like me to restore the Jose ben Yochanan citations? Many thanks, Nesher 19:26, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I'll get around to it eventually and restore the inlines as footnotes like we discussed. If you could restore the endnotes that would be great; I'll go through when I get a chance and expand them so they are comprehensible to the average person Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 19:28, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Check out Antigonus of Sokho and Onias, which I think look much better now. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 20:07, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the nice "award"

I really appreciate it. Yoninah 14:25, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

JE articles

the work continues... Also, I put a notice on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Jewish history home page asking people to help with the conversion of JE articles. I notice that you aren't listed as a member; check it out and see if you're interested. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 13:18, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Orthodox Sephardi Rabbis

Well done Nesher on the creation of the new category. I must admit that Sephardim are easier as the Reform, Conservative, Hareidi issues do not seemingly exist within their community. I propose that you move Rabbi Mbandzeni of Swaziland to this category.... Don't tell me your blood is green....? Telzer 03:30, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

lol :) Nesher

I suspected that one who was a fan of the Red Arrows, or rather one who knew of their existence was more likely to be English than African.... I am considering a new, more accurate category for Rabbi Mbandzeni: Sephardi Hareidi Rabbis From the Southern African Continent Who Are Also Traced to Swaziland Royalty. This new category should assist with accuracy and prevent people from putting his article somewhere silly, like European Hareidi Rabbis.... Telzer 12:17, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzenski

Nesher, I've just spotted the picture of Reb Chaim Ozer talking with someone on the Reb Chaim Ozer Page. The subtitle reads that he is conversing with Rabbi Finkel. The person he is talking to, is in fact, Reb Shimon Shkop. I know, I was hiding behind a tree at the time. Anyway, you may want to change it and perhaps add the picture to Reb Shimon's page. Telzer 05:32, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

I know this is Reb Shimon for numerous reasons. 1) As I mentioned, I was hiding behind a tree at the time the picture was taken (or was it up a tree?) listening to their conversation about the threat of a Brisker world takeover. 2) Even had I not been there, I recognize Reb Shimon. Compare with his picture and you will too. 3) Who is the mysterious Rabbi Finkel? 4) If you are not convinced, please substitute the current text with: Rabbi Chaim Ozer talking with User:Telzer.... Telzer 12:13, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, at least one point is addressed: it's supposedly the Alter of Slabodka. It certainly isn't. For starters, the Alter wore a rounded hat and Reb Shimon wore a flat topped one. The Alter also bore distinct resemblance with the Alter, while Reb Shimon looked strangely like Reb Shimon (the man in the picture). I note that for some strange reason, you do not wish to rely on my testimony as seen from the trees. With regards to websites, there were no websites when this picture was taken. I will have to dig out all my old pictures and search them through. This will, however, require me to access my secret vaults in a secret Swiss bank. But that's all a secret. Another interesting point. I was actually thinking which Rabbi Finkel it could be and thought that whoever wrote it thought it was a Mirrer Finkel. This is because following World War I, the border from Poland and Lithuania was closed. If you wanted to get from one country to the other, it was a long trip via Latvia. (This is what Reb Elchonon did when he visited his son learning in Telz.) Hence, you will not often find pictures of Lithuanian Rabbis with their Polish counterparts. After World War I, Vilna was annexed by Poland. Reb Chaim Ozer was based in Vilna, while the Alter was in Lithuania. True, the picture could have been taken prior to World War I - i.e., pre-1914, but that's unlikely as there weren't too many cameras floating around Lithuania back then and the ones that were, didn't do outstide photography too well. Had I known it would have become such an issue, I would have jumped out from behind the tree and asked Reb Shimon to sign the picture. (Polaroid you see.) Definately Reb Shimon. Telzer 12:45, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

I know it's Reb Shimon because: a) The man in the picture bears an exact resemblance to Reb Shimon. I have yet to hear of the Polish Band of Reb Shimon Impersonaters. b) Fingerprints c) You really don't like my tree story, do you? Telzer 13:07, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

VfD

Hi Nesher and Shavua Tov! See:

• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Criticism of Judaism
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Israeli Terrorism against the United States

Best wishes, IZAK 06:54, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Any time!

Any time, my dear Nesher! ;) I'll have a deeper look at your page later and see how I can enhance further, I promise (I'm at work now! - shh! don't tell anybody! ;)

Oh, and it was easy, hun - I simply removed the table layout and made two parallel different sections with <div> instead; the trick (very simple) was to set fixed widths in percentages, instead of pixeling. Hope that helps ;) Big hug and catch you later! Phædriel ♥ tell me - 17:10, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Shotz (Hasidic dynasty) Thailand

Strictly speaking, there is a son of a Shotzer rebbe who spends a good deal of time in Thailand, and it is to him that the article referred to, though he is not exactly the Shotzer rebbe of Thailand. Ratzd'mishukribo 03:50, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi Ratzd'mishukribo, thanks for that Shotzer info. Many I ask what exactly the Shotzer Rebbe's son is doing in Thailand - I know Chabad operate there and there are many young (secular) Israeli hikers, but there isn't much in the way of Yiddishkeit, and certainly not too many Chassidim around those parts. Many thanks, Nesher 15:54, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

They (i had forgotten that there are two in Thailand) are Mashgichim.

Ratzd'mishukribo 19:18, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps Kiruv Rechokim or Richuk Kroivim.... Telzer 03:28, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

I don't know where they daven, one is a "freelance" mashgiach, the other I'm not sure. Ratzd'mishukribo 14:55, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Category:Street Names List

You may not have been aware that we already have Category:Streets and squares by city. This category is effectively a duplicate and what is the point of having a separate category with the word "names" in the title? I see little value in this category, and the fact that it has started with two cities in Eastern Europe at this late stage shows that it is eccentric. Streets can be also categorised by country within Category:Roads by country. That system is well established too. I have proposed a merger and would ask you to consider that option. Chicheley 23:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

AfD URJ Camp George

An article that you are interested in, URJ Camp George, has been proposed for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/URJ Camp George. Your comments there would be welcome. TruthbringerToronto 18:08, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Rav Yisroel Salanter

Nesher, Just wondering, how do you know that Rav Yisroel Salanter was a descendant of the Vilna Gaon? Telzer 04:23, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the source. I'm quite doubtful, however, as to whether this is correct. You see, the Gaon died in 1797 and Rav Yisroel was born in 1810. This would put either his father or mother in the first few generations of the Gaon's descendants. This bothered me as there is no mention of this "yichus" anywhere in sefer Ohr Yisroel and in the writtings of Rav Yisroel's talmid, Rav Yitzchak Blazer. Knowing what the Gaon meant to Lithuanian Jewry, if Rav Yisroel was indeed a descendant, it's highly unlikely that this fact would have gone unmentioned. Anyway, I've found a listing of the first four generations of the Gaon descendants. Here's the link - http://www.avotaynu.com/gaontree.html - Go through it and you will not find either Rav Yisroel or his parents! The first four generations are certainly enough to bring us to the times of Rav Yisroel's parents. Based on this, I would discount the information. We don't know where the author of the Hadras Melech found this information. That's the problem! It's unlikely and can't be easily clarified! What do feel about removing it? I wouldn't like the article to be mechadesh history! I hope you don't feel attacked by this. Absolutely not at all personal. To the contrary - you've done a great job on the article. Telzer 14:17, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/URJ Camp George

BTW, I didn't list the camps. Check for yourself and then please remove your accusation. Thanks --Shuki 16:49, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Asenath Barzani

While I agree that it is an anachronism to put Asenath Barzani in category:Orthodox rabbis — just as it is an anachronism to put any pre-Samson Raphael Hirsch rabbi (woman or man) in that category, please try to keep it civilised. As for Asenath Barzani’s status, there is ample evidence that she was given the title Tanna’it, and also that she was a Rosh Yeshiba in Kurdistan for a number of years. -- Olve 20:18, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi Olve, thank you for reminding me to be civilised at all times. Although I stand by the views expressed, I regret the manner in which I said them. Many thanks, Nesher 20:22, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

[Copied from User talk:Olve: :No worries. :) I put one citation in (for now) and added category:rabbis. I agree with you that the category Orthodox rabbis. The article should be toned down a bit, and it should be made clear that her formal title was Tanna’it. The specific title Rabbi was not commonly used in the time and place in question to the best of my knowledge, but it is clear from the sources that that is the closest word we have in modern English... כֹּל טוּב‎ -- Olve 20:28, 25 June 2006 (UTC)]

I have gone through the article and taken out a few anachronisms now. I also made it clearer that she had a Rabbinic title, but that this title was Tanna’it, not Rabbi. There is more still to be done before the article is really fully usable from a NPOV point of view — but I am a bit in a hurry right now... I hope that the article is a bit better now, both from your point of view and from my point of view... :-) Olve 20:45, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Weekly Collaboration

Nesher, today I tried to nominate someone for the collaboration. I followed the links but found no template. Looking in history, I found that there used to be a template for nominating people but it's dissapeared. I think the person who nominated Rabbi Belsky probablly cut and pasted it, instead of copying it. Could you please replace it? If this is the case, you may want to drop a line to that user. And just for that, I'm not going to vote for Rabbi Belsky!! Telzer 05:10, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Moses Hyamson

Re [3], please don't link dates other than dates of birth or death, per WP:MOS. Also, please enable your email address if you don't mind - I wanted to send you an email and could not. Finally, please see my changes to the template we were discussing at talk:ORBCW - CrazyRussian talk/email 19:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

And be careful about Sabbath - it's not pointing where you want it to. - CrazyRussian talk/email 19:39, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

So you like the new and improved template? - CrazyRussian talk/email 20:48, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Much better! Sorry to bother you last time - but can we make that into a template or it's not possible? -- Nesher 21:30, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

{{ORBCOTW former}} - CrazyRussian talk/email 22:05, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Isser Zalman Meltzer

How about a picture of R' Isser Zalman? You've been so good at it so far..... Thanks. - CrazyRussian talk/email 22:15, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Is the spacing issue solved? Consider adding always to the bottom, anyway. This tag has no business at the top of the article code, unlike, say, oracocu - CrazyRussian talk/email 22:29, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Appear same place, absolute coordinates in the code, as you may see. Thanks for the picture. Going offline now for several hours. - CrazyRussian talk/email 22:39, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Messianic POV in Judaism article

Hi Nesher: Kindly see Talk:Judaism for some debates about POV issues concerning the article. Thank you. IZAK 04:20, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Rabbi Hyamson

Nesher, the New York Brith Milah Board was founded in 1949. Here's the website- http://www.nybr.org/services.htm#brith. I figured you may want to put this into the article on Rabbi Hyamson. As you're user page says that you have nachas from the article, I thought not to enter the information myself, but to leave it to you. Enjoy! Telzer 07:21, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Orthodox Rabbinic Collaboration

I recently saw the Chofetz Chaim symbol for an article that was enhanced by the allied forces of the collaboration. Initially, I wondered why there was a picture of the Chofetz Chaim on someone elses page! Then some little voice in my conscience asked whether we should use the Chofetz Chaim's picture for marketing. I haven't responded to that voice yet but thought to share it with you. What do you think about us making a symbol - like a hechsher symbol, OU, etc - for former collaboration articles. We can design one and upload it specifically for this purpose. What do you think? I'm willing to have a go if you want and upload it to your page. Let me know what you think. Telzer 07:26, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Nesher, I didn't intend for you to be the brunt of anyone's teasing. Sorry. I'll touch base with Crzy. The project is your creation though.Telzer 12:49, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Nesher, I've put another option onto my uploaded images page. Please have a look and let me know what you think.Telzer 03:24, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm happy you like it. As I mentioned, the project is your creation and so, the design is yours to do with as you please. Please feel free to use it. Telzer 12:52, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Choice of new images for Nesher

File:Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Voting in Israelis Elections.jpg

For real neutrality: A Haredi-Sephardi-Zionist-Israeli-Iraqi-Talmudic-Halachik (former chief-) rabbi!

How about a picture of a REAL kippah from Na-Nach-Nachma Chasidus?

I agree with User:Telzer's concerns. Do you think the Chofets Chaim would be happy with some of the rabbinic pages his famous picture is going to pop up on? Will his holy ponim be seen as " smiling" or " grimacing" (krechtsing) on the pages of Hasidic rebbes and on Religious Zionists who were not from his cheder File:Cry-tpvgames.gif and perhaps even shocked ? I think that Nesher has a good idea here but that the photo of the Chofets Chaim must be replaced with something more neutral/parev. Anyhow, much thought is certainly needed here. IZAK 08:34, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Please, direct all concerns over choice of picture to Crzrussian. He was the one who kindly made it for us. My personal opinion is that the Chofetz Chaim is fine; his boundless Ahavah for all shades of Jews is sadly not recognised. He doesn't have to agree with those with whom he graces their pages - rather he epitomises an Orthodox rabbi of any shade. Many thanks, Nesher 12:39, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Dear Nesher: Have done so, thanks. IZAK 05:33, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm... I have picked C"C kind of quickly, b/c Nesher didn't like the Magen David I had up there previously, b/c his is the most easily recognized face of orthodox judaism. I am not sure what his "punim" would have thought of R' Schachter... I will happily implement the community's suggestion... - CrazyRussian talk/email 05:46, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

It's completely unreadable... I'm going to ask telzer to make a new one. - CrazyRussian talk/email 14:32, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Some changes FYI and words of caution

Hi Nesher: Please see:

• Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 June 29#Category:Orthodox educational institutions to Category:Orthodox Jewish educational institutions and
• Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 June 29#Category:Orthodox Jews to Category:Notable Orthodox Jews

I urge you to give greater thought to the types and names of categories you are creating as quite often you are overlooking some serious pitfalls and naming problems that I have found to be troublesome over the years. I also urge you to think very carefully before you jump the gun and start nominating long-established categories for deletion (as you did in the case of Category:Jews and Judaism) where you saw for yourself that your move/s were not apprecaited by the more experienced Wikipedians. With time, you will gain experience and I wish you all the best. IZAK 04:23, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Gemara pic

Image:Talmud.jpg - what do you say? - CrazyRussian talk/email 15:13, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

OK now, if you're going to use a Gemara page by reason that most of the people on the collaboration achieved their greatness on account of this, then what about Sephardic Rabbonim who spend most of their time studying other areas? Certain elements of the Chassidic world may also say that they emphasize other areas of study.... Perhaps this is getting too hermeneutical and just a ORBCW might be safest. Telzer 15:33, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Oy vey. I vote for status quo. Let's not get hermeneutical here - no cursing on WP! Figure yourselves out, send me a note and a link to an image, and I will implement the community's decision. - CrazyRussian talk/email 16:42, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

While Nesher is magnaminous to offer everyone a say in this, we don't seem to be getting anywhere. Four users, seven opinions. I vote for Nesher to make the decision. The project is your creation! Also, if you make the decision, then we can all criticise later. We can't do that if it goes to a democratic vote. Why take away our enjoyment?Telzer 03:09, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, Nesh, you are hereby promoted to be our very own little Orthodox Jimbo. - CrazyRussian talk/email 15:43, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Rabbinic Categories

Nesher, I've just seen your link to the French version of Rabbinic Categories. I fully agree with you that they have gone about it in a far better manner than our current system. I will support any motion to follow that system. Telzer 07:07, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

• Hi Telzer: I am sorry to have to remind you, but the French have not had to contend with a Reform Judaism and Conservative Judaism contingent as in the USA who will scream chai ve'kayam if anyone says that the Achronim belong only to Orthodox Judaism and that the mesorah of poskim should include their own latter-day "Halakhic authorities" (believe it or not, they actually do believe that it is they and not the Orthodox who have the "real mesorah") -- so I caution everyone concerned not to make moves that is bound to create an inevitable backlash from non-Orthodox editors of Judaism/rabbinical articles at some point when they notice what is being contemplated. The present system that you see in the English Category:Rabbis has "kept the peace" for over two years, and always remember that not everyone sees things your way, which will be called POV. IZAK 11:04, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the note Izak. Wrong address though. Sorry Nesh for the space! Telzer 02:52, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Deletion sorting

Next time you add smth, please use

*{{subst:delsort|Judaism}} ~~~~

- CrazyRussian talk/email 15:42, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

RfA Thank you

Thank you! K'nesher Y'air Kino, al gozalav y'rachayf. (See Minchas Shai there). Thank you, Nesher, for your support in my RfA. I appreciate your trust and support, and I will do my best to further help this great encyclopædia and community of ours. If there is anything that you feel I can do to help, please let me know. -- Avi 02:03, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Email

Hey Nesh, are you emailable? Telzer 08:49, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

• Let me know too. Thanks. IZAK 08:58, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
  • I am indeed emailable - Nesher

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lists of Irish-Americans

Hi, I am contacting you as you commented in the deletion discussion for these lists. You may not have realised that recently some users have placed conditions for inclusion on these lists that many users find unreasonable. Currently, no common sense is permitted in judging whether a person should be on the list. Even if a person is sourced as having both parents born in X Country, or if they say "my family is X", or "I have X blood" we still can't list them. Many users disagree with Jack'O Lantern and other users who have adopted this position. For more discussion related to this and proof many people disagree see Talk:List of Estonian Americans, Talk:List of Greek-Americans, Talk:List of Polish-Americans, Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Is_deductive_reasoning_original_research.3F, Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#ethnicity.2C_hyphenation.2C_and_membership, Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Deductive_inferences_in_OR. Please also see the continuing discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lists of Irish-Americans. Thanks Arniep 10:32, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

If you don't wish to read through all that please state your support or opposition for my proposal here Wikipedia:WikiProject Ethnic groups/Rules for lists of X-Americans. Thanks! Arniep 11:21, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Yidele Horowitz

Good job! Where do you get the info for all these? - CrazyRussian talk/email 15:30, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

See this - interesting. Btw, don't forget to archive your talk page - it's mostrous at 65KB. I'll look over r' Shneur for you. You're a tzaddik. Btw, another issue I found: There's a Shabbos userbox I saw on user:Humus Sapiens yesterday, and this is the picture there: Image:Shabbat_meal.jpg. This pic is an atrocity for a number of reasons: tznius, kashrus, and it was take on Shabbos! One of us needs to take a picture of the shabbos tisch - kiddush cup, challahs undercover, fish, wine decanter - on erev shabbos - for inclusion in the box and in Shabbos which would totally benefit from a picture. Problem is, my house looks like crap and I don't think the rest of the shot, beside the table, would be too pretty. Are you in position to snap something some erev shabbos? Good shabbos. - CrazyRougeian talk/email 17:02, 7 July 2006 (UTC)