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Shalom Cohen (rabbi)
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “leading sephardi rabbi in israel”. Today it says “israeli haredi sephardi rabbi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “For other people of same name; see”. It now reads “Israeli rabbi (1930–2022)”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
He was rosh yeshiva of the Old City branch of Porat Yosef Yeshiva , and the spiritual leader of the Shas political party. He was a member of the party's Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah rabbinic council from 1984 until his death and was its oldest member.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “leading sephardi rabbi in israel”. Today it says “israeli haredi sephardi rabbi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “For other people of same name; see”. It now reads “Israeli rabbi (1930–2022)”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
leading sephardi rabbi in israel
Now
israeli haredi sephardi rabbi
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