Wikipedia's first sentence called it “modern orthodox rabbi”. Today it says “american scholar”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Irving Greenberg Irving (Yitzchak) Greenberg (born 1933), also known as Yitz Greenberg , is a Modern Orthodox rabbi, Jewish-American scholar and author.1He is known as a strong supporter of Israel and a promoter of greater understanding between Judaism and Christianity .2In 1953 Greenberg was ordained at Yeshiva Beis Yosef. He earned a PhD. from Harvard University and served as the Jewish chaplain of Brandeis University , the rabbi of the Riverdale Jewish Center , an associate professor of history at Yeshiva University , and as a founder, chairman, and professor in the department of Jewish studies of the City College of the City University of New York . He has also served as the President of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership . He is married to the Orthodox Jewish feminist writer Blu Greenberg .3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Irving Greenberg Irving (Yitzchak) Greenberg , (1933-) also known as Yitz Greenberg , is a Modern Orthodox rabbi, Jewish-American scholar and author. He is known as a strong supporter of Israel and a promoter of greater understanding between Judaism and Christianity . In 1953 Greenberg was ordained at Yeshiva Beis Yosef. He earned a PhD. from Harvard University and served as the rabbi of the Riverdale Jewish Center , an associate professor of history at Yeshiva University , and as a founder, chairman, and professor in the department of Jewish studies of the City College of the City University of New York . He has also served as the President of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership . He is married to the Orthodox Jewish feminist writer Blu Greenberg .
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Irving Greenberg Irving (Yitzchak) Greenberg (born 1933), also known as Yitz Greenberg , is an American scholar, author and Open Orthodox rabbi. He is known as a strong supporter of Israel , and a promoter of greater understanding between Judaism and Christianity . "Arnold Jacob Wolf, "The Revisionism of Irving Greenberg" " .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
American rabbi Irving Yitzchak Greenberg (born May 16, 1933), also known as Yitz Greenberg , is an American scholar, author and rabbi. He is known as a strong supporter of Israel , and a promoter of greater understanding between Judaism and Christianity . "Arnold Jacob Wolf, "The Revisionism of Irving Greenberg" " .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
American rabbi Irving Yitzchak Greenberg (born May 16, 1933), also known as Yitz Greenberg , is an American scholar, author, and rabbi . Greenberg is known as a strong supporter of Israel , as well as a promoter of greater understanding between Judaism and Christianity . "Arnold Jacob Wolf, "The Revisionism of Irving Greenberg" " .
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modern orthodox rabbi
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american scholar
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