Wikipedia's first sentence called it “prolific author and publisher of breslov hasidic teachings in books”. Today it says “controversial hasidic rabbi and prolific author”.
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Eliezer Shlomo Schick ( Hebrew : אליעזר שלמה שיק ; May 29, 1940 – February 6, 2015), also known as Mohorosh (acronym for Moreinu HaRav Eliezer Shlomo , "Our teacher, our rabbi, Eliezer Shlomo", מוהרא"ש מברסלב ) was a controversial Hasidic rabbi and prolific author and publisher of Breslov teachings. He wrote and disseminated approximately 1,000 different pamphlets ostensibly based on the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov . He was the founder and leader of the self-styled "Breslov City" in the Galilee town of Yavne'el , Israel , and had thousands of followers around the world. He was criticised for enabling a culture of sexual abuse and encouraging child marriage among his followers. Yeshiva World News . 6 February 2015 . "Sexual abuse, underage marriages and physical violence - Chasidic life in a remote corner of Israel" .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Rabbi Eliezer Shlomo Schik (b. 1940), also known as Mohorosh (an acronym for Moreinu HaRav Shlomo , "our teacher, our rabbi, Shlomo") is a prolific author and publisher of Breslov Hasidic teachings in books, pamphlets, and taped lectures distributed worldwide. He has authored more than 100 hardcover books and 1,000 booklets based on the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov . He is the controversial leader of the self-styled "Breslov City" in the Galilee town of Yavniel , Israel .
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Eliezer Shlomo Schick (May 29, 1940 – February 6, 2015), also known as Mohorosh (acronym for Moreinu HaRav Eliezer Shlomo , "Our teacher, our rabbi, Eliezer Shlomo" ) was a Hasidic rabbi and prolific author and publisher of Breslov teachings.He wrote and disseminated approximately 1,000 different pamphlets based on the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov .He was the founder and leader of the self-styled "Breslov City" in the Galilee town of Yavne'el , Israel , and had thousands of Hasidim around the world.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli-American rabbi Eliezer Shlomo Schick (May 29, 1940 – February 6, 2015), also known as Mohorosh (acronym for Moreinu HaRav Eliezer Shlomo , "Our teacher, our rabbi, Eliezer Shlomo", מוהרא"ש מברסלב ) was a Hasidic rabbi and prolific author and publisher of Breslov teachings. He wrote and disseminated approximately 1,000 different pamphlets based on the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov . He was the founder and leader of the self-styled "Breslov City" in the Galilee town of Yavne'el , Israel , and had thousands of Hasidim around the world.
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prolific author and publisher of breslov hasidic teachings in books
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controversial hasidic rabbi and prolific author
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