Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the foremost leaders of the yemenite jewish community”. Today it says “yemenite-israeli authority on jewish religious law”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Rabbi, scholar and translator”. It now reads “Yemenite-Israeli rabbi, scholar and translator (1917–2000)”.
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Yosef Qafiḥ ( Hebrew : יוסף קאפח pronounced [josef qafiħ] , Arabic : يوسف القافح ), widely known as Rabbi Yosef Kapach (27 November 1917 – 21 July 2000), was a Yemenite-Israeli authority on Jewish religious law ( halakha ), a dayan of the Supreme Rabbinical Court in Israel , and one of the foremost leaders of the Yemenite Jewish community in Israel , where he was sought after by non-Yemenites as well. He is widely known for his editions and translations of the works of Maimonides , Saadia Gaon , and other early rabbinic authorities ( Rishonim ), particularly his restoration of the Mishneh Torah from old Yemenite manuscripts and his accompanying commentary culled from close to 300 additional commentators and with original insights. He was the grandson of Rabbi Yiḥyah Qafiḥ , a prominent Yemenite leader and founder of the Dor Deah movement in Yemen. Qafih was the recipient of many awards, as well as an Honorary Doctorate from Bar-Ilan University .
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Yosef Qafih ( ), widely known as Rabbi Kapach (1917-2000), was one of the foremost leaders of the Yemenite Jewish community, first in Yemen and later in Israel . A Religious Zionist at heart, he was the grandson of Rabbi Yihhyah Qafahh , also a prominent Yemenite leader and grandson of the founder of the Dor Deah (anti- Kabbalah ) movement in Yemen.
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Yosef Qafiḥ ( ), widely known as Rabbi Kapach (27 November 1917 – 21 July 2000), was a Yemenite - Israeli authority on Jewish religious law ( halakha ), a dayan of the Supreme Rabbinical Court in Israel , and one of the foremost leaders of the Yemenite Jewish community, first in Yemen and later in Israel .He is widely known for his editions and translations of the works of Maimonides and other early rabbinic authorities ( Rishonim ), particularly his restoration of the Mishneh Torah from old Yemenite manuscripts and his accompanying commentary culled from close to 300 additional commentators and with original insights.He was the grandson of Rabbi Yiḥyah Qafiḥ , also a prominent Yemenite leader and founder of the Dor Deah movement in Yemen.
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Rabbi, scholar and translator Yosef Qafiḥ ( , ), widely known as Rabbi Yosef Kapach (27 November 1917 – 21 July 2000), was a Yemenite-Israeli authority on Jewish religious law ( halakha ), a dayan of the Supreme Rabbinical Court in Israel , and one of the foremost leaders of the Yemenite Jewish community in Israel , where he was sought after by non-Yemenites as well. He is widely known for his editions and translations of the works of Maimonides , Saadia Gaon , and other early rabbinic authorities ( Rishonim ), particularly his restoration of the Mishneh Torah from old Yemenite manuscripts and his accompanying commentary culled from close to 300 additional commentators and with original insights. He was the grandson of Rabbi Yiḥyah Qafiḥ , a prominent Yemenite leader and founder of the Dor Deah movement in Yemen. Qafih was the recipient of many awards, as well as an Honorary Doctorate from Bar-Ilan University .
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Yemenite-Israeli rabbi, scholar and translator (1917–2000) Yosef Qafiḥ ( , ), widely known as Rabbi Yosef Kapach (27 November 1917 – 21 July 2000), was a Yemenite-Israeli authority on Jewish religious law ( halakha ), a dayan of the Supreme Rabbinical Court in Israel , and one of the foremost leaders of the Yemenite Jewish community in Israel , where he was sought after by non-Yemenites as well. He is widely known for his editions and translations of the works of Maimonides , Saadia Gaon , and other early rabbinic authorities ( Rishonim ), particularly his restoration of the Mishneh Torah from old Yemenite manuscripts and his accompanying commentary culled from close to 300 additional commentators and with original insights. He was the grandson of Rabbi Yiḥyah Qafiḥ , a prominent Yemenite leader and founder of the Dor Deah movement in Yemen. Qafih was the recipient of many awards, as well as an Honorary Doctorate from Bar-Ilan University .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the foremost leaders of the yemenite jewish community”. Today it says “yemenite-israeli authority on jewish religious law”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Rabbi, scholar and translator”. It now reads “Yemenite-Israeli rabbi, scholar and translator (1917–2000)”. Read the current article and compare.
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one of the foremost leaders of the yemenite jewish community
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yemenite-israeli authority on jewish religious law
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