Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ba'al ha'blog”. Today it says “former book editor of the orthodox union 's jewish action magazine”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Gil Student , considered by many to be the " Chief Rabbi " of the Jewish Blogsphere, is the ba'al ha'blog ( Blog Master) of the ever-popular Hirhurim blog which is a forum for Rabbi Student's commentary on various topics in Orthodox Judaism ranging from contemporary matters of halacha (Jewish Law), hashkafa ( philosophy /ideology), as well as miscellaneous reflections ( Hebrew translation of Hirhurim) from Rabbi Student himself. In addition to his many essays on various Jewish topics, many of which are available on the Aish Das web site, Rabbi Student has also written a book entitled Can the Rebbe Be Moshiach? which deals with the traditional Orthodox Jewish approach to Chabad Messianism . In addition to Rabbi Student's blogging activity he is the co-founder of Yashar Books . A new Orthodox Jewish publishing house for the contemporary reader. "The mission of Yashar Books is to publish quality, popular Orthodox Jewish scholarship that is both sophisticated and accessible to a general readership." Rabbi Student, a graduate of Yeshiva University , runs an additional blog whose purpose is to provide news related to his publishing house entiltled the Sefer Ha-Hayim Blog .1
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The opening as it stood in 2010 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Gil Ofer Student (born August 8, 1972) is the Managing Editor of OU Press, and an Orthodox Jewish blogger who writes about the interface between different facets of Judaism, specifically Orthodox Judaism and Modern Orthodox Judaism , including modern, controversial topics.He is an ordained non-pulpit serving Orthodox rabbi .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Gil Ofer Student (born August 8, 1972) is the Book Editor of Jewish Action magazine, and former Managing Editor of OU Press, and an Orthodox Jewish blogger who writes about the interface between different facets of Judaism, specifically Orthodox Judaism and Modern Orthodox Judaism . He is an ordained non-pulpit serving Orthodox rabbi .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Gil Ofer Student (born August 8, 1972) is the Book Editor of the Orthodox Union 's Jewish Action magazine, and former Managing Editor of OU Press, and an Orthodox Jewish blogger who writes about the interface between different facets of Judaism, specifically Orthodox Judaism and Modern Orthodox Judaism . He is an ordained non-pulpit serving Orthodox rabbi who serves as the Director of the Halacha Commission of the Rabbinical Alliance of America, a member of the Editorial Committee of the Orthodox Union 's Jewish Action magazine, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Gil Ofer Student (born August 8, 1972) is the Book Editor of the Orthodox Union 's Jewish Action magazine, former Managing Editor of OU Press, and an Orthodox Jewish blogger who writes about the interface between different facets of Judaism , specifically Orthodox Judaism and Modern Orthodox Judaism. He is an ordained non-pulpit serving Orthodox rabbi who serves as a member of the Editorial Committee of the Orthodox Union 's Jewish Action magazine and the Director of the Halacha Commission of the Rabbinical Alliance of America. He is currently serving on his third term as a member of the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Gil Ofer Student (born August 8, 1972) is the former Book Editor of the Orthodox Union 's Jewish Action magazine, former Managing Editor of OU Press, and an Orthodox Jewish blogger who writes about the interface between different facets of Judaism , specifically Orthodox Judaism and Modern Orthodox Judaism. He is an ordained non-pulpit serving Orthodox rabbi who serves as a member of the Editorial Committee of the Orthodox Union 's Jewish Action magazine and the Director of the Halacha Commission of the Rabbinical Alliance of America. He is currently serving on his third term as a member of the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ba'al ha'blog”. Today it says “former book editor of the orthodox union 's jewish action magazine”. Read the current article and compare.
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ba'al ha'blog
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former book editor of the orthodox union 's jewish action magazine
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