Wikipedia's first sentence called it “prominent dayan”. Today it says “gran patriarch of the edah hachareidis and their chief rabbi of jerusalem at the time of his death”.
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Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss (15 February 1902 – 14 June 1989), commonly known as the Minchas Yitzchak after the Responsa he authored, was the rabbi of the Edah HaChareidis in Jerusalem ] at the time of his death, but his halakhic influence extended well beyond the borders of his community as prominent posek (Halachic decisor), and Talmudic scholar.1He was a world-renowned expert on Jewish law and his rulings are frequently cited and relied upon by rabbinic courts and scholars.2 "All the Answers" . 5 June 2019.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Dayan Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss (1902-1989), also known as the Minchas Yitzchak , was a prominent Dayan , Halachic authority and Talmudic scholar. He was a world-renowned expert on Jewish religious law.
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Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss (1902–1989), also known as the Minchas Yitzchak , was a prominent Dayan , Halachic authority and Talmudic scholar. He was a world-renowned expert on Jewish law.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Rabbi Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss (1902–1989), also known as the Minchas Yitzchak after the series of books of the Responsa he authored, was the rabbi of the Edah HaChareidis , but his halakhic influence also extended beyond the borders of the community as prominent posek (Halachic decisor), and Talmudic scholar. He was a world-renowned expert on Jewish law.
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Rabbi Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss ( Hebrew : יצחק יעקב וייס ; 15 February 1902 – 14 June 1989), commonly known as the Minchas Yitzchak after the responsa he authored, was the rabbi of the Edah HaChareidis in Jerusalem at the time of his death, as well as a posek (decider on points of Jewish law), and Talmudic scholar.His rulings on Jewish law ( halacha ) are frequently cited and relied upon by rabbinic courts and scholars. "All the Answers" . 5 June 2019.
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prominent dayan
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gran patriarch of the edah hachareidis and their chief rabbi of jerusalem at the time of his death
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