Talk:Yisroel Belsky

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[edit] Haredi?

Until today, "Haredi" was in the first paragraph, which makes sense to me, given the Torah Vodaas connections. Today, Jayrav removed "Haredi", I suppose because of his OU work; but if so, then we should also delete him from Category:Haredi rabbis in the United States. Here's the critical question: Anyone know whether or not he considers himself to be charedi? --Keeves 12:10, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

That's a really stupid distinction. It's very approximate and both ways are fine to be sure. - CrazyRussian talk/email 12:17, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure what your point is. Are you saying that it is stupid to distinguish between Haredi and non-Haredi, or that you disagree with my comparison (that Torah Vodaas is Charedi and OU is not)? If the former, well, I agree with you; I don't like these labels either, but the world does use them, and the text of the article should be consistent with the categories at the bottom. If the latter, please share your view on how to define the groups. --Keeves 13:02, 15 August 2006 (UTC)