Talk:List of rabbis

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Mazel Tov! I think it is about time that there should be a list for rabbis, after all they have been around for over 2,000 years... IZAK 16:36, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Don't forget Dov Zakheim. : ) --Ezra 16:39, 2004 Apr 29 (UTC)

[edit] Jesus a "rabbi"?

I wonder if we should include Jesus of Nazareth as a rabbi, or is that too controversial to be NPOV? Rickyrab 12:26, 3 May 2004 (UTC)

  • What kind of "rabbi" would he have been? He was the founder of a different religion called "Christianity". IZAK 03:07, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

This is a claim advanced a some fringe groups, and it is severely POV. There is very little evidence that Jesus was originally a pharisee. This is the stuff of edit wars; I would recommend you leave it alone. Very few Jews will agree that Jesus was a rabbi, and criteria for becoming a rabbi are still being set by Jews, right? JFW | T@lk 07:48, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I thought, he was a Jew... Shmuel haBalshan 15:31, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Achronim"

The following by RK needs review:

"Acharonim is a Hebrew word meaning "later"; it refers to rabbis from the mid-1600s to the present. Orthodox Judaism restricts the useage of this term to Orthodox rabbis; Conservative Jews apply this term to all rabbis from this era who accept Jewish law and tradition as normative, including Orthodox and Conservative rabbis, as well as many rabbis not identified with either movement. Reform and Reconstructionist Jews may apply this term to any rabbis from this era."

Who made this up? Firstly, there are no "Conservative" or "Reform" rabbis in the 1600s and the 1700s. Secondly, since when have Reform, Reconstructionist and even Conservative Jews even acknowledged this label of "Achronim"? Thirdly, none of the rabbis mentioned in "Early Achronim" can be regarded as non-Orthodox. Finally, in the sections that commence with the rabbis of the Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, and other sub-groups, feel free to insert one line, preferably a Wiki-link about their beliefs, as this is a LIST and is not the place to insert whole paragraphs about who believes what and when and why etc. Thank you. IZAK 07:49, 6 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] In the list?

--Sheynhertzגעשׁ״ך 10:06, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
Dennis Prager is not a rabbi. JFW | T@lk 21:24, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
Thanks. --Sheynhertzגעשׁ״ך 04:50, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Are they rabbi? (qualification)

--Sheynhertzגעשׁ״ך 04:50, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

I need zugot page. See זוגות! --Sheynhertzגעשׁ״ך 23:30, 10 November 2005 (UTC) Wes Gardenswartz is not in the category (an unknown if even a rabbi) of all of the other Conservative rabbis listed.

[edit] page needed?

I know many people worked very hard on this page, but I have to question it's usefulness. Many of the other sections (for example, the tannaim and amoraim), have their own pages with their own lists of rabbis. This page also seems much less complete than many of the others and is usually updated after the more "specialized" pages. Perhaps we should just replace this page with a series of links to amoraim, tannaim, modern rabbis, etc. --Bachrach44 01:43, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

  • Take it easy. As articles or lists grow they may then split off into subsections of new articles or lists. But this is a "List" so new articles from here would need to become new "List of ____" articles. IZAK 11:00, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

But this list is full of errors, it is not in chronological order in its subdivisions and so on! Shmuel haBalshan 15:30, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yehezkel Abramsky

Firstly, the above is the normal spelling of his name in English and also the title of the article about him on Wikipedia, so it should not be altered to Yechezkel. Secondly, he was very desirous of living in Israel. He applied in 1926 and 1928 to emigrate, but was refused by the Russian authorities. He finally went on aliyah in 1951, as soon as he retired. It seems odd to deny that he was a Zionist. Thirdly, as head of the London Beth Din, a body paid for by the United Synagogue, he was an employee of the United Synagogue. The London Beth Din is not the sole Beth Din for all Jews in London.--20.138.246.89 13:45, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

1 The normal spelling of his name in English is Yechezkel, not Yehezkel. The Wikipedia article should be changed to reflect the name by which he was known, Yechezkel. 2 Most chareidi Jews wanted to emigrate to Palestine (not Israel, which did not exist then). That does make them Zionists. 3 No-one denies that he was at one time an employee of the United Synagogue— so what? He was also at vartious times an employee of several communities in Lita and of the Machzikei Hadath. --Redaktor 20:15, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

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