Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american orthodox rabbi”. Today it says “american haredi rabbi who is the rosh hayeshiva of yeshiva darchei torah in far rockaway”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Rabbi, head of Jewish school in NYC File:Rabbi B portrait.jpg Rabbi”. It now reads “American Haredi rabbi (born 1950)”.
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He is the rosh hayeshiva (dean) of Yeshiva Darchei Torah (Far Rockaway) . He was appointed first as a seventh-grade rebbi (Hebrew teacher) in 1978 and less than a year later as principal. The school's enrollment has grown since then and now exceeds 2,500.1 Bender is a speaker, writer and adviser on Jewish education. He is an active member of the Vaad Roshei Yeshiva - the governing rabbinic board - of Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools . His parents, Rabbi Dovid and Basya Bender, were pioneering educators on the American Jewish scene. His paternal grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Bender, traveled in the 1930s within the United States to raise funds for yeshivas in New York and Israel. In 1997 he was recognized as an outstanding Jewish educator by The Covenant Foundation. The New York Times . The New York Times . "Showing off Yeshiva Darchei Torah: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits Far Rockaway school" . A Tale of Two Worlds .
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Rabbi, head of Jewish school in NYC Yaakov Bender (born 1950) is an American Orthodox rabbi. He is the rosh hayeshiva (dean) of Yeshiva Darchei Torah (Far Rockaway) . He was appointed first as a seventh-grade rebbi (Hebrew teacher) in 1978 and less than a year later as principal. Bender is a speaker, writer and adviser on Jewish education. He is an active member of the Vaad Roshei Yeshiva - the governing rabbinic board - of Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools . His parents, Rabbi Dovid and Basya Bender, were pioneering educators on the American Jewish scene. His paternal grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Bender, traveled in the 1930s within the United States to raise funds for yeshivas in New York such as RIETS and Israel. In 1997 he was recognized as an outstanding Jewish educator by The Covenant Foundation. The New York Times . The New York Times . "Showing off Yeshiva Darchei Torah: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits Far Rockaway school" . A Tale of Two Worlds .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american orthodox rabbi”. Today it says “american haredi rabbi who is the rosh hayeshiva of yeshiva darchei torah in far rockaway”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Rabbi, head of Jewish school in NYC File:Rabbi B portrait.jpg Rabbi”. It now reads “American Haredi rabbi (born 1950)”. Read the current article and compare.
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american orthodox rabbi
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american haredi rabbi who is the rosh hayeshiva of yeshiva darchei torah in far rockaway
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