Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american conservative rabbi”. Today it says “american conservative rabbi who served as a military officer and military chaplain”. This article was filed under Suicide bombings in Lebanon. Today it is filed under none of them.
Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.
Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-03.
We saved snapshots of this article over twenty years; you are reading the 2010 one. Red dashes: removed from Wikipedia since.Pale dots: rewritten; the numbered note shows what it says now.Red text: written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot.1 tap a number or a side note to jump between them
The opening as it read in 2010
Resnicoff (born 1946 ) is an American Conservative rabbi , a decorated retired military officer and military chaplain , and a consultant on leadership, values, and interreligious affairs to military and civilian leaders. His military career began in the rivers of Vietnam's Mekong Delta , followed by assignments with Naval Intelligence in Europe, before his decision to attend rabbinical school, at the urging of a Protestant Chaplain in Vietnam. Following ordination as a rabbi, he served with the Navy for almost 25 additional years as a U.S. After retiring from the military, his continuing service to the American and Jewish communities included appointments as Project Officer for the Faith and Politics Institute congressional conference in South Africa on race and human rights; National Director of Interreligious Affairs for the American Jewish Committee ; and Special Assistant (for Values and Vision) to the Secretary (SECAF) and Chief of Staff (CSAF) of the United States Air Force, serving at the equivalent military rank of Brigadier General .1In 1984, the President of the United States devoted an entire speech to the reading of Resnicoff's eye witness account of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing .2Resnicoff holds a Bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College ; Masters degrees from The Jewish Theological Seminary of America (Rabbinics), Salve Regina University (International Relations), and the Naval War College (Strategic Studies and National Security Affairs); and a doctorate (honoris causa), in addition to rabbinic ordination , from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (Rabbinic Studies). He is a graduate of many military schools and courses, including the Defense Language Institute and the Joint Forces Staff College . In addition to special presentations at military and civilian educational institutions around the world, he served as an instructor for Salve Regina, The Naval War College, the Naval Chaplains School, and the overseas campus of The University of Maryland .3He has received numerous military and civilian awards including the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service, and the Chapel of Four Chaplains Hall of Heroes Gold Medallion.4
This is Wikipedia's own text, saved in our repository. Their copy of it is revision 370926979.
The opening as it stood in 2015 6 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Resnicoff (born 1946) is an American Conservative rabbi who served as a military officer and military chaplain .He served in Vietnam and Europe before attending rabbinical school.He then served as a U.S.Navy Chaplain for almost 25 years.He promoted the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and delivered the closing prayer at its 1982 dedication.In 1984 the President of the United States spoke on his eyewitness account of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing .After retiring from the military he was National Director of Interreligious Affairs for the American Jewish Committee and served as Special Assistant (for Values and Vision) to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force , serving at the equivalent military rank of Brigadier General .Resnicoff holds several degrees, including an honorary doctorate.His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal , the Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service , and the Chapel of Four Chaplains Hall of Heroes Gold Medallion.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 651004026.
The opening as it stood in 2020
Resnicoff (born 1946) is an American Conservative rabbi who served as a military officer and military chaplain . He served in Vietnam and Europe before attending rabbinical school. He then served as a U.S. Navy Chaplain for almost 25 years. He promoted the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and delivered the closing prayer at its 1982 dedication. In 1984 the President of the United States spoke on his eyewitness account of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing . After retiring from the military he was National Director of Interreligious Affairs for the American Jewish Committee and served as Special Assistant (for Values and Vision) to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force , serving at the equivalent military rank of Brigadier General . Resnicoff holds several degrees, including an honorary doctorate. His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal , the Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service , and the Chapel of Four Chaplains Hall of Heroes Gold Medallion.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 963663091.
The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Resnicoff (born 1946) is an American Conservative rabbi who served as a military officer and military chaplain . He served in Vietnam and Europe before attending rabbinical school. He then served as a U.S. Navy Chaplain for almost 25 years. He promoted the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and delivered the closing prayer at its 1982 dedication. In 1984 the President of the United States spoke on his eyewitness account of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing . After retiring from the military he was National Director of Interreligious Affairs for the American Jewish Committee and served as Special Assistant (for Values and Vision) to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force , serving at the equivalent military rank of Brigadier General . Resnicoff holds several degrees, including an honorary doctorate. His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal , the Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service , and the Chapel of Four Chaplains Hall of Heroes Gold Medallion.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1175369973.
The opening as it stood in 2025 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Resnicoff (born 1946) is an American Conservative rabbi who served as a military officer and military chaplain . He served in Vietnam and Europe before attending rabbinical school. He then served in the United States Navy Chaplain Corps for almost 25 years, ultimately attaining the rank of captain . He promoted the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and delivered the closing prayer at its 1982 dedication. In 1984 the President of the United States spoke on his eyewitness account of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing . After retiring from the military he was National Director of Interreligious Affairs for the American Jewish Committee and served as Special Assistant (for Values and Vision) to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force , serving at the civilian grade equivalent to brigadier general . Resnicoff holds several degrees, including an honorary doctorate. His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal , the Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service , and the Chapel of Four Chaplains Hall of Heroes Gold Medallion.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1272719671. This is our newest snapshot; the live article may have moved again since.
Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american conservative rabbi”. Today it says “american conservative rabbi who served as a military officer and military chaplain”. This article was filed under Suicide bombings in Lebanon. Today it is filed under none of them. Read the current article and compare.
2010
2015
2020
Oct '23
2025
Counts in the opening at each snapshot. Green: the word gained ground. Red: it was cut. Grey: no change.
What Wikipedia says this is
Every article opens by defining its subject. This one was redefined since 2010, and today's defining sentence is their current revision.
Then
american conservative rabbi
Now
american conservative rabbi who served as a military officer and military chaplain
Struck red text is no longer in the article; dotted amber text was rewritten. Every revision id links to Wikipedia's copy; the text shown is our own saved copy. Data: /data. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA; quoted for the record; not affiliated with Wikipedia.
