Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rabbi”. Today it says “haredi”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Army service; Commemoration”.
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Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky ( Hebrew : יעקב ישראל קַנִיֶּבְסְקִי ), known as The Steipler or The Steipler Gaon (1899 – 10 August 1985), was a Haredi rabbi , Talmudic scholar, and posek (decider of Jewish law in new situations), and the author of Kehilos Yaakov , a 19-volume commentary on the Talmud . Rabbis of our Time: Authorities of Judaism . Rabbi Kanievsky was an important figure and halachic authority (posek) "Jewish History: Av 23" .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985) Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky , known as The Steipler or The Steipler Gaon ( 1899 – 1985 ), was a rabbi , Talmudic scholar, and posek ("decisor" of Jewish law).
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985) Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky , known as The Steipler or The Steipler Gaon (1899–1985), was a rabbi , Talmudic scholar, and posek ("decisor" of Jewish law).
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985) Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky ( ), known as The Steipler or The Steipler Gaon (1899–1985), was an ultra-Orthodox rabbi , Talmudic scholar, and posek ("decisor" of Jewish law), and the author of Kehilos Yaakov , "a multi-volume Talmudic commentary." "Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, the Steipler" . ...Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899 - 1985) "Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (The Steipler) (1899-1985)" .Rabbis of our Time: Authorities of Judaism .Rabbi Kanievsky was an important figure and halachic authority (posek) 19 volumes "Jewish History: Av 23" .
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Rabbis of our Time: Authorities of Judaism . Rabbi Kanievsky was an important figure and halachic authority (posek) 19 volumes "Jewish History: Av 23" .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rabbi”. Today it says “haredi”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Army service; Commemoration”. Read the current article and compare.
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rabbi
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haredi
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Army service
Commemoration
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