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Recently, there was consensus with regards to WP:Selected anniversaries to list Jewish holidays/festivals that start at nightfall not on the Gregorian start date, but on the following day. However, seeing as how Rosh Hashanah spans multiple days (this will apply to Hanukkah too), should it be listed on the start date then? Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 22:38, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
An active talk page discussion is underway concerning how Jews were categorized as nonwhite during U.S. history, and subject matter experts would be most welcome to pitch in. There is no currently no text on the subject in the article. Coretheapple ( talk) 12:07, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
Fast of Gedalia has a section without references, so it will be excluded from the Main Page on September 24 this year. Please rectify if possible. Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 16:24, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
The expression "Klal Yisrael" was listed in in Jewish greetings § See also, but not linked. There is no article on it, but it appears in the text of many pages, and for all I know may deserve mention there. However, I have commented it out and pointed to this talkpage entry. See Talk:Jewish greetings § Klal Yisrael. -- Thnidu ( talk) 22:09, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
Hello,
I performed a few merge requests for the Portal:Catholicism "To-Do List" page. If you would like to add this section, or learn to perform mergers I would be happy to help.
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Twillisjr ( talk) 21:35, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
Sorry for the late notice, but Yom Kippur is in poor shape. There are long stretches of text without references at all. As it stands, it likely won't be listed on the Main Page tomorrow. Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 15:27, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
Sukkot is going to be removed from OTD if it is not improved. I do not know that I have the time to manage this. If everyone takes one unsourced section and adds a reference we should be good. StevenJ81 ( talk) 02:33, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
Hello everyone,
The Kiwix people are working on an offline version of several Wikipedia subsets (based on this Foundation report). It basically would be like the Wikimed App (see here for the Android light version; iOS is in beta, DM me if interested). The readership in this case would probably be in Israel or the US (Kiwix is rather largely distributed in Prison systems in both countries, where users by definition have no access to internet), and we'd most certainly also produce a Hebrew version at some point.
What we do is take a snapshot at day D of all articles tagged by the project (we'll also add texts from Wikisource) and package it into a compressed zim file that people can access anytime locally (ie once downloaded, no refresh needed). We also do a specific landing page that is more mobile-friendly, and that's when I need your quick input:
Thanks for your feedback! Stephane (Kiwix) ( talk) 12:43, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
We have a number of references to Partners In Torah in various articles, e.g. in Missionary#Missionaries_and_Judaism, but Partners In Torah is currently a redlink.
We currently have info about Partners In Torah located at Chavrusa#Telephone_and_online_chavrusas
Can somebody please make the link Partners In Torah redirect to Chavrusa#Telephone_and_online_chavrusas, or, if better, make a standalone article for Partners In Torah?
Thanks - 189.122.198.138 ( talk) 17:48, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
Good afternoon, everyone. Regarding this discussion Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism/Archive 35#Marcheshvan -> Cheshvan ?? and this one:
Debresser's last edit summary was Undid revision 764125960 by Pi314m (talk) This was removed once for good reason. You posted on the talkpage, and nobody else commented. Per lack of consensus, you should not edit war. He's lucky. Others don't even get that far, for these reasons:
As for WP:CIR I note that on Sunday StevenJ81 removed the standing instructions from WP:AIV. A bot sounded the alarm and an administrator speedily reverted him. 80.44.160.17 ( talk) 19:03, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
I just had a thought - the current month must be Marcheshvan, around the 23rd, and checking the article I see I'm only two days out (that's the dehiyyoth for you). I'm here because it was made MoS compliant this morning but an administrator has reverted - so where do we go from here?
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Wikipedia has many thousands of wikilinks which point to disambiguation pages. It would be useful to readers if these links directed them to the specific pages of interest, rather than making them search through a list. Members of WikiProject Disambiguation have been working on this and the total number is now below 20,000 for the first time. Some of these links require specialist knowledge of the topics concerned and therefore it would be great if you could help in your area of expertise.
A list of the relevant links on pages which fall within the remit of this wikiproject can be found at http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/cgi-bin/topic_points.py?banner=WikiProject_Judaism
Please take a few minutes to help make these more useful to our readers.— Rod talk 16:33, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
Chanukah has some work needed and I added it to Dec 13, but it needs to be cleaned up. Sir Joseph (talk) 14:27, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
{{ Jews and Judaism}} is too large. New version is ready – see Template talk:Jews and Judaism#New version. -- Triggerhippie4 ( talk) 02:20, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
The page Jewish leadership has had no references since at least 2007. Can anybody look at improving it? power~enwiki ( π, ν) 06:12, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
Talk:The_Bible_and_violence#Rfc
I suggest that the Simon Rockower Award be linked to this wiki project as it is an award for excellence in Jewish journalism. Rockower ( talk) 02:47, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
@ Rockower: Maybe I should clarify: The project templates always categorize the talk page, not the page itself. That's just how it works. See, for example: Category:Top-importance Judaism articles: everything listed there is actually a talk page. But it's understood that the importance and quality ratings apply to the article, not the talk page. When the talk page has a template, the page itself is part of the WikiProject.
Is there a standard style for citing sections of the Mishneh Torah? I've seen sections of the Mishneh Torah cited using various spellings including 'Hilkhot', 'Hilchot', and 'Hilchos'. The most common spelling I've seen is 'Hilchot'. Once we agree upon a standard (if there isn't one already), someone with technical expertise should make a bot to change the articles to make them consistent. -- PiMaster3 talk 22:43, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
There is currently a proposal to add some religious events at WP:ITNR. If adopted some or all of the listed events could be added to ITNR and be automatically posted to the main page conditional on the overall quality of the relevant articles. Interested editors are encouraged to join the discussion here. - Ad Orientem ( talk) 21:34, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
This would perhaps benefit from a broader selection of editors and a relist. In ictu oculi ( talk) 23:25, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
Eastern European Jewry Staszek Lem ( talk) 00:53, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
There is an editorial debate at Talk:Amendment to the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance concerning this edit that removed Kopstein and Wittenberg's POV. Kopstein and Wittenberg are US-based academics who reacted to a Polish law proposal that has passed the two houses of Parliament, criticising the law and claiming documentary evidence of 219 anti-Jewish pogroms in Poland by local non-Jewish Poles and other non-Jews during late June and July 1941. Boud ( talk) 22:45, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
Greetings! I have recently relisted a requested move discussion at Talk:Hebrew language#Requested move 28 January 2018, regarding a page relating to this WikiProject. Discussion and opinions are invited. Thanks, – Ammarpad ( talk) 19:28, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
I recently created Category:Historically_Jewish_fraternities_and_sororities_in_the_United_States and have added what I believe to be as many as currently exist on Wikipedia. I additionall intend to add pages for all of the Defunct Fraternities and Sororities that are in Going Greek: Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945 when I get my copy of the book. Currently missing include (at least) Omicron Alpha Tau, Phi Sigma Delta, Phi Alpha and Kappa Nu. Naraht ( talk) 16:08, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
Members of this WikiProject may wish to weigh in at the RfC at Talk:"Polish death camp" controversy. — Malik Shabazz Talk/ Stalk 04:15, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
On March 8 ( International Women's Day), and as part of the Art+Feminism project, Shoshana Gugenheim and the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education will be hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to create and improve articles about Jewish women artists. Click here for more information. You can also express interest or suggest article to create or improve here. Remote participation is also welcome! --- Another Believer ( Talk) 19:33, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
Yehuda Tzadka links to the DAB page Maharam. Can any expert help identify who this Talmudic commentator was? Narky Blert ( talk) 14:35, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
At Talk:Subbotniks#Karaimites there's a lengthy discussion on whether the article should give "Karaimites" as an alternative name for Karaite Subbotniks. Additional community input would be appreciated. Huon ( talk) 22:21, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
There is a back-and-forth at "Temple Warning inscription" and I'm seeking to avoid an edit war. A user removed the common name at Temple Warning inscription, changing "temple" to "Hieron", a generic Greek name for a holy place, and modifying a quotation from a cited source. The specific edit was to change "an inscription from the Second Temple in Jerusalem" to "an inscription from a holy place (“hieron”) in Jerusalem, considered to be the Second Temple". This is very strange as "hieron" is a generic Greek word for a holy site, and is certainly not the WP:commonname for the Second Temple. And to say "considered to be the second temple" is ridiculous. The user also modified a quotation from a cited source, changing the original cited translation of "the temple and enclosure" to "the hieron (or temple) and enclosure". Both of these are clearly against wikipolicy. I already undid both edits, but the user simply reinstated them, and added a source that contradicts their argument as the source uses the terms "Temple" and "Herod's Temple". Drsmoo ( talk) 12:06, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
Showbread talks of "the house of Pagi", so linking to a DAB page with no relevant entry. Can any expert here help solve the problem? Turning the link into a redlink might be one solution, but I don't know what the qualifier should be. Narky Blert ( talk) 15:46, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Passover needs to have a look through to make sure it is ready for the front page. Sir Joseph (talk) 16:17, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
I was quite surprised that Passover was not featured on the main page on Friday in the run up to Seder, but then was featured on Saturday.
Apparently, there was a discussion last year about generically whether to feature Jewish holidays on the day of the holiday, or the erev of the holiday the night before; and the view was taken to feature the link on the day of the holiday.
For most holidays that probably makes sense, because the day rather than the erev is indeed the stronger focus of activity.
But for Passover, with the Seder being perhaps the most important family event of the whole Jewish year, and the start of a 7-day period rather than a 24-hour period, it does seem to me that it should be Seder night that Passover appears on the main page, not the day after.
We might also consider whether Kol Nidre ought to be mentioned, as well as Yom Kippur -- though our article on Kol Nidre is principally about the prayer, not the day. Jheald ( talk) 10:32, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
There is a dispute on the Jews article, regarding the statement that modern Jews claim lineage to the Southern Kingdom. Please see the Jews article and its recent edits, and the talkpage discussion at Talk:Jews#Reliable_Sources. Debresser ( talk) 08:30, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
Is "The Israelites themselves were originally Canaanites" really a proven encyclopaedic statement? Yes obviously the Hebrew language is a specifically Israelite/Jewish dialect of North West Semitic language but Israelite ancient texts record themselves as incomers, incomers from Ur originally e.g. Deuteronomy 26:5 "A Syrian was my father" that is Assyrian/Mesopotamian, not Canaanite. This statement is a theory, one view of the origin of Israel from Canaanites, it isn't the only view even among critical scholars. In ictu oculi ( talk) 17:30, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
I'm coming rather late to this but thought I should comment as I reverted what seems to be a consensus edit to the article. In ictu, the OP, asks, "Is "The Israelites themselves were originally Canaanites" really a proven encyclopaedic statement?" The answer is yes. Dever in Who were the early Israelites? discusses the disagreement between himself and Finkelstein over whether the early Israelites were resedentarising patoralists (not Canaanites - this is Finkelstein's position) or Canaanites (urban by definition). This is where our article phrase comes from: cultural continuity (says Dever) shows that they (Israelites) "emerged from within Late Bronze Age Canaanite society."
That, of course, is pretty close to the new consensus sentence that came out of this discussion, so I don't object strongly to coming closer to Dever's formulation, yet I do feel that "they were originally Canaanites" is a clearer expression of the same idea. They could hardly emerge from Canaanite society without having been Canaanites.
As for other points raised in this discussion, I'd just point out a few things that Dever and Finkelstein would agree on. Most notably, the Israelites did not have any connection with Mesopotamia - there was no Abraham. The Exodus is a piece of fiction - it never happened. "Israel" is a slippery concept - the first Israel, the one that Finkelstein and Dever are talking about, wasn't Jewish - Jewishness emerged much later, in Babylon during the captivity and the early Persian period, and was imposed on Jerusalem in the 5th century BC by a successful religious elite who created the Exodus story and much of Jewish law. This second Israel - Israel as a religious community - is thus quite a separate phenomenon to the Canaanite people and kingdom of the Iron Age. There's a good overview in Grabbe's introduction to his recent edited volume here. PiCo ( talk) 11:54, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
The way that the Parshat Hashavua box on Portal:Judaism works is that at 14:00 UTC on Saturday, the weekly Parsha advances to the next week. Now, recently, I recoded the individual parsha pages that feed the main box so that the date automatically updates. If you look at any of the parsha pages (e.g., Portal:Judaism/Weekly Torah portion/Tzav), it will always tell you that this is the parsha that will be read this coming Shabbat, with its correct Hebrew and Gregorian dates.
Now, here's the problem: If you look at the Portal between 14:00 and 23:59 UTC on a Saturday, the parsha will have advanced, but the date does not. So to use this week as an example, if you look at the portal at the hour I am writing this, it will tell you that the Parsha for 22 Nisan/7 April is Pesah VIII in the Diaspora, or Shemini in Israel. If you look at the portal between 14:00 and 23:59 UTC on Saturday, the parsha advances to Shemini in Diaspora and Tazria-Metzora in Israel, but the date still reads 22 Nisan/7 April. Then at 0:00 UTC Sunday, the date advances to 29 Nisan/14 April. (Warning: you may have to refresh the cache.)
So I've tried to fix that. But as Motzei Shabbat for me is after 0:00 UTC Sunday, can someone in Israel (or Europe, I imagine) have a look and see if it works correctly? Many thanks, חג שמח and שבת שלום. StevenJ81 ( talk) 15:10, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
In the article, it says: "Verse 13 is the tenth verse of "V'hu Rachum" in Pesukei dezimra, [1] is found in Uva letzion, [2] and is part of the Havdalah ceremony." and the ref given is "The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 619". Can somebody please rewrite that for people unfamiliar with prayer names in Hebrew (translation, function, frequency ...), and expand the ref? I am confused by the link V'hu Rachum which is only a redirect, and neither this nor psalm 84 is mentioned at all in the linked pages. - Any other help with the article is also highly welcome. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:18, 6 April 2018 (UTC)
I have an terminological question. Shouldn't the articles Tanakh and Hebrew Bible be merged? If not, why not? I'm not too clear on the distinctions. -- Veggies ( talk) 12:12, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
Article calls it a lost text and says that "This manuscript is sometimes called Second Isaiah or The Book by the prophet Isaiah". Besides the fact that in my experience there are no manuscripts for lost texts, I can't find evidence that this is correct. I paused to check something and found Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible#Hebrew Bible where the same website is frequently used. Are all of these (and their alternative names) correct. The source used is [3] also cited as [4], an anonymous page on a fringe Christian website [5]. Doug Weller talk 14:12, 15 April 2018 (UTC)
Can I interest anyone here in adopting this abandoned draft? The subject is a professor of Jewish philosophy who has written about medieval theology and translated Jewish polemical texts. I believe the subject is notable but it's probably been written by someone connected with him. I found several book reviews which I will note in the draft. Thanks, Espresso Addict ( talk) 16:32, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
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The article Devil needs to be reviewed for its accuracy regarding the Devil in Judaism. Thinker78 ( talk) 00:52, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
On the Talk:Nevi'im talk page, I have placed a question about the 'prophets' aspect of the term "Former Prophets". Any takers? Feline Hymnic ( talk) 18:56, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
There seems to be some conflict of interest occurring on this page, with an anonymous editor Wakelamp d[@-@]b ( talk) 04:39, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
Hello, there is an ongoing discussion at Talk:Arabs#Arab_jews_2, whether to include Judaism in the infobox, using the argument that Jews are a religious group and not an ethnicity. Infantom ( talk) 12:54, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
Project input requested at Talk:Stanisław Ostwind-Zuzga#Jew?. Subject is a convert to the Catholic church (circa 1920), who was a NSZ (very antisemitic faction of Polish underground) member during WWII. Some editors are insisting on describing the subject as a Jew and placing the "Polish Jew" cat. Icewhiz ( talk) 03:48, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
I listed this first at WikiProject Jewish history, but it seems pretty quiet there. There could be a problem with reliable sources to an edit on Anne Frank. Details here. ☆ Bri ( talk) 02:09, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
For a number of years we have been experiencing a steady decline in the number of administrators as a result of attrition and a declining number of editors willing to consider adminship. Things have reached a point where we are starting to experience chronic backlogs in important areas of the project including noticeboards, requests for closure, SPI, CSD & etc. If you are an experienced editor with around two years (or more) of tenure, 10k edits give or take and no record of seriously disruptive behavior, please consider if you might be willing to help out the community by becoming an administrator. The community can only function as well as we all are willing to participate. If you are interested start by reading WP:MOP and WP:RFAADVICE. Then go to WP:ORCP and open a discussion. Over the next few days experienced editors will take a look at your record and let you know what they think your chances are of passing RfA (the three most terrifying letters on Wikipedia) as well as provide you with feedback on areas that might be of concern and how to prepare yourself. Lastly you can find a list of experienced editors who may be willing to nominate you here. Thank you and happy editing... [Note:This page may not be on my watchlist so if you want to reply to me, please either ping me or drop me a line on my talk page.] - Ad Orientem ( talk) 01:47, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
User Snowded and I are in disagreement as to whether "Central Orthodox" on the British Jews Wikipedia page should be wikilinked to the Modern Orthodox article. He has requested sources and I have provided a page from the BBC website containing the link label "United Synagogue, British Modern Orthodox" and an article from The Times describing the United Synagogue as Orthodox (albeit known as “Modern Orthodox”) a well as other sources. However, Snowded is not satisfied and has requested further opinions. Please can people go onto Talk:British Jews and give their opinions? Personally I think it's a WP:SKYBLUE issue that "Central Orthodox" is a synonym for Modern Orthodox 95.148.20.9 ( talk) 01:20, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
RfC for this discussion at Talk:British Jews#RfC "'Central Orthodox Judaism'=Modern Orthodox Judaism? - To Wikilink or not?" Please all do contribute. 62.190.148.115 ( talk) 12:17, 12 July 2018 (UTC)
Greetings! I have recently relisted a requested move discussion at Talk:Tanakh, regarding a page relating to this WikiProject. Discussion and opinions are invited. Thanks, power~enwiki ( π, ν) 16:10, 12 July 2018 (UTC)
This article is about the Maccabee Elazar. The way it's named implies his surname was "Avaran" which is nonsense, which is the implication his entry in List of unusual deaths took, where it refers to him as "Avaran".
Best I can tell, the "Avaran" comes in a single reference in 1 Maccabees, which says he was also known as Avaran, so it's a nickname. The Hebrew article about him is titled אלעזר החורני ( https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/אלעזר_החורני), a name our article refers to without explanation. I
I can't figure out where HaCharoni comes from and I can't decide which name the article should be in, perhaps Elazar (Avaran), Elazar HaCharoni (if there are RS), Elazar Maccabeus (consistency with Judas Maccabeus), Elazar the Maccabee (POV alert: how I think of him) etc.
Grateful for some learned and wise input. -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 22:40, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
I've written and nominated for GA an article about a Jewish rescue organization in Slovakia during the Holocaust. The Working Group connected Ben-Gurion to Himmler in a large-scale ransom negotiation that proposed to save all European Jews from the Holocaust. (Unfortunately, it failed). A review or any feedback would be much appreciated! Catrìona ( talk) 18:25, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
Is there any enterprising programmer here who would be interested in writing a bot that runs once a year (or some other regular period) and gets dates from Hebcal to update the Gregorian dates for Jewish holidays? — howcheng { chat} 02:57, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
I have proposed a change to Ethics in the Bible on its talk page involving restructuring the article topically to produce a more neutral pov and better content. I am looking for consensus on improving what everyone agrees is a poor quality article. Please come and comment. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 17:00, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello, How to join the project? Ralph747 ( talk) 19:25, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
I have nominated Rudolf Vrba for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Catrìona ( talk) 01:17, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
Can we get a few more eyes on the newest talk at Talk:American Jews#American Jews and race. Basically a debate over if there is a debate about Jewish whiteness. The question......is there a debate within the community about Jewish whiteness label. -- Moxy ( talk) 18:44, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
As Jews moved along the racial continuum from marginalized and non-white to part of America's white power ... They also engaged in a bitter and contentious internal debate over their own identity as Jews and Americans.......
As Jews moved along the racial continuum from marginalized and non-white to part of America's white power ... They also engaged in a bitter and contentious internal debate over their own identity as Jews and Americans.......
As Jews moved along the racial continuum from marginalized and non-white to part of America's white power ... They also engaged in a bitter and contentious internal debate over their own identity as Jews and Americans.......
As Jews moved along the racial continuum from marginalized and non-white to part of America's white power ... They also engaged in a bitter and contentious internal debate over their own identity as Jews and Americans.......
As Jews moved along the racial continuum from marginalized and non-white to part of America's white power ... They also engaged in a bitter and contentious internal debate over their own identity as Jews and Americans.......
"read up". Why can't you quote an excerpt that you feel is supportive of your argument? And I have already responded to your excerpted quote saying "They also engaged in a bitter and contentious internal debate over their own identity as Jews and Americans". That says nothing about "whiteness". Did you read the post in which I have already responded to that? You can't point me to indeterminate expanses of text and think that you have proven your point. We need to discuss any text which you think supports your argument. And you are repeating the same sources. For what reason? Why don't you focus on one source at a time? Provide an excerpt without the use of ellipses, and we can discuss that source and then move on to the next source. Bus stop ( talk) 01:54, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
Raoul Wallenberg, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Catrìona ( talk) 23:32, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians - If you have some extra time, kindly examine the article on the noted conductor and composer
Samuel Adler (composer) who fled Nazi occupied Germany as a young child in 1938. A request for an "Info Box - person" has been processed and included on the article but appears to be subject to continuous deletion (perhaps because Adler is still alive?) Kindly consider using the "Info Box academic" template {{
Infobox academic}}
to rectify this problem as suggested here
Wikipedia talk: WikiProject Composers, or perhaps assigning an "Infobox -Person" from the WikiProject Judaism Project (or "Info box Musical Artist") since Adler was also an active Jewish/American conductor who founded the historic
Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra, participated in
cultural diplomacy initiatives in Europe after World War II, was commended by
Dwight D. Eisenhower for his work in Europe, and was awarded the U. S. Army's highest
Medal of Honor for services to Music, published several academic books on Orchestra, and Choral conducting, was a member of the faculty at several leading music conservatories including the
Eastman School of Music and the
Juilliard School for over 60 years, and was recognized by his academic peers by receiving several Honorary Doctorate of Music degrees as well as membership in
Sigma Alpha Iota and
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. I would be grateful for any insights which you might wish to share on the articles talk page here
Talk:Samuel Adler (composer). Many thanks for your thoughtful consideration and contributions to the discussion along with my best wishes for your continued success on Wikipedia in the future With warmest regards...
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Should the Jewish identity of Fred Guttenberg be mentioned or is it best omitted? Ditto at Andrew Pollack. Bus stop ( talk) 14:52, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
I've nominated Jewish words and expressions for discussion at RfD. Your input at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2018 August 28#Jewish words and expressions would be appreciated. -- BDD ( talk) 22:55, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
Template:G-d has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Cabayi ( talk) 13:51, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
I'm not templating these yet, because I'll probably just do the merge myself. But I think Haketia and Tetuani Ladino should be merged. That will probably be pretty uncontroversial per se (unless I'm really missing something), but I'm less sure which name should survive and which should become the redirect.
Would someone from WP:JUDAISM mind taking a look at this and assessing it for notability? It's been tagged for sources and notability since 2009 and has bascially been unedited since 2013. I'm not finding anything which even comes close to meeting WP:ORGDEPTH, but perhaps someone here will have better luck. If not, then WP:PROD or WP:AFD might be in order. Thanks in advance. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 01:44, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
If anyone can help untangle the mess at Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#How_do_we_deal_with_a_RS_being_factually_incorrect.3F, I'd be grateful. -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 08:57, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
Talk:Antisemitism in the UK Labour Party/Archive 7#RfC: Inclusion of expert opinions, views of pundits, activist groups, tweets, etc. may be of interest to board followers. Icewhiz ( talk) 09:35, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
I would like this to redirect using the uppercase "J". How would I accomplish that? Bus stop ( talk) 08:31, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
Just a heads up that Yom Kippur was not able to be on the front page due to reference issues, let's try to be ahead of this one. Sir Joseph (talk) 18:43, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
Personal thanks to Sir Joseph and anyone else who helped make sure Sukkot was listed. And personal thanks to Debresser for looking at Simchat Torah, which was clearly not a quick-fix project. (Neither was Hoshana Rabba, as far as it goes.) Now that we are headed into "ordinary time", as our Christian friends would put it, let's try to work periodically on these while we're not under time pressure. And as my wife, who works in Judaica retail, reminds me, Chanukah is not that far off ... StevenJ81 ( talk) 15:21, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
Please may I bring to your attention the draft page now pending at
Draft:East_London_Central_Synagogue. Please also note the redlink
Sfardish for which a page would be very helpful indeed, as it is naturally confused with
Sephardic
51.6.65.190 (
talk)
18:47, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
"The name Sfardish refers to a style of service that differs slightly from mainstream Ashkenazi and is similar to Hassidic usage. Sfardish is not to be confused with Sephardic. The order of service and certain extra words to some of the prayers are similar to Sephardic tradition, but the Hebrew pronunciation and tunes are Ashkenazi, as are most of the congregation."
"Orthodox - Ashkenazi
Initially the style of service (nosach) was Sfardish (or Sphardish), also known as Askenazi Sfard (not to be confused with Sephardi)."
We certainly can't have every shul have an article hereWhy not? I can't find an obvious policy beneath WP:N about this, but (as someone more interested in architecture) I've certainly always worked on the principle that any church worth doing the typing for would be acceptable. Andy Dingley ( talk) 18:07, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
As I discussed at Talk:KosherSwitch#NPOV, the creators of KosherSwitch are clearly in a huge fight with some rabbis. I would very much like to have someone who has no position on whether KosherSwitch is allowed under Jewish law but who also has more familiarity with the religious issues than I do to take a look at this article. My skills are better used working on the electronics/technical aspects. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 07:08, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
Can someone please help out at Talk:613_commandments#Sourcing? Thanks. Sir Joseph (talk) 18:47, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
Just a heads up I nominated Hannukah for GA so keep a heads up on that article in case someone starts reviewing. Sir Joseph (talk) 17:34, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
An anon who geolocates to Haifa - 77.127.6.229 ( talk) added a reference to Israel Isserlein (which has no references). Not being able to make any sense out of it, I reverted here. The anon then left a message on my talk page requesting assistance. We are having a communications issue. Would someone please help this person? Thanks Jim1138 ( talk) 09:49, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
I've noticed that many articles on individual tractates of the Talmud are poorly written. They are in desperate need of expansion and overall improvement. I want to expand the pages, but it is difficult to come across accurate sources about this subject. I would appreciate if someone could help out. Thank you - Alternate Side Parking ( talk) 03:09, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
Would anyone know what criteria is used to weigh the notability of rabbis to figure out if they are notable enough for an article about them? I'm not sure how to assess this. For example:
If this were enough I am not sure which of the 3 styles to use as primary title. While I think that Jewish Week and The Forward are notable sources, I don't know if this alone would qualify for starting a stub. Any input there? Seems to only be notable for 2 events. Ash Carol ( talk) 05:45, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
Editors in this WikiProject may be interested in the featured quality source review RFC that has been ongoing. It would change the featured article candidate process (FAC) so that source reviews would need to occur prior to any other reviews for FAC. Your comments are appreciated. -- Izno Repeat ( talk) 21:34, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
I've been working on a list/map that would help to locate the different Hungarian Jewish groups on a map. I would like to have all the pages of the rabbis and the groups on this list. Could you suggest some improvements before putting it to the main namespace? (The map itself is a bit problematic, but I haven't found anything better.) Drkazmer Just tell me... 16:11, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
There is a discussion at Antisemitism in the UK Labour Party#RfC on inclusion of police investigation that editors here might be interested in - I couldn't find a WikiProject on antisemitism so thought this project would be most appropriate. Absolutelypuremilk ( talk) 16:47, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=Talk:Jackie_Walker_(activist)#Request_for_comment_can_we_say_Jackie_Walker_is_Jewish Slatersteven ( talk) 12:52, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
I'm a little concerned about this DYK hook, but being neither Jewish nor a historian I wasn't sure what to conclude other than it probably doesn't belong bolded on the front page valereee ( talk) 13:07, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
In relation to section above - Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Heaven for the nobles, Purgatory for the townspeople, Hell for the peasants, and Paradise for the Jews. Icewhiz ( talk) 09:53, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
Please see the relevant AFD [10] -- Shrike ( talk) 08:00, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
I have created the above draft and would appreciate if someone form here would review it and/or provide feedback. Thanks - Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 20:38, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
I have suggested that a new WikiProject that may be of relevance to this one, be created. If you are interested in viewing the proposal or taking part in the discussion, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Jewish works
Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 20:59, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
Paradisus Judaeorum, renamed following Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Heaven for the nobles, Purgatory for the townspeople, Hell for the peasants, and Paradise for the Jews is currently in discussion at Wikipedia:Move review/Log/2018 December, and may interest this community. Icewhiz ( talk) 07:10, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
Does anyone know why www.nizkor.org is coming up with malware alerts? Does anyone have contacts that might help fix this? --jpgordon 𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇 00:41, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
[11] has been adding websites as sources or external links, sometimes replacing old urls to different sites. Doug Weller talk 11:10, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
I have collected a batch of articles which contain Judaism-related links to DAB pages. Expert attention would be welcome. Some of the puzzles may be insoluble, but I work on the principle that You Never Know. Search for 'disam' in read mode, and for '{{d' in edit mode. If you manage to solve one of these puzzles, remove the {{ dn}} tag in the article, and post {{ done}} here.
Thanks in advance, Narky Blert ( talk) 10:50, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
I am archiving three items from the WikiProject assessment page. StevenJ81 ( talk) 15:24, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
I am working on a total rewrite-- in my sandbox-- of an existing article that was flagged as needing it: The Bible and Violence. I am wondering if I can put upon someone to give me a fair and honest assessment of the content before I go any further. I'm still pretty new here and haven't made any friends I can ask yet. I think the title needs changing because it is too broad, and it's meaning is ambiguous. I have gone with Violence in the Bible because that is actually what the article discusses. The article not only lacked sufficient inline references, it needed reorganizing. The entire existing article is subsumed in the rewrite. I left nothing out. I even checked and read up on his references. Everything he said is still there--it's just rearranged and either edited for conciseness or expanded and added to. I would especially like comments on including the section on apologetics--which contains the non-sectarian information--or combining them all into single paragraphs--or deleting it entirely...and whatever your reasoning on that might be. If you have additional references to recommend, that would be good too. I would like to expand the non-sectarian section if anyone has any ideas. Please help me! I have already run into some vitriol on this. This was first posted at 06:25, 2 August 2017 (UTC) Jenhawk777 ( talk) 18:19, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks. Jonathansammy ( talk) 19:04, 6 April 2018 (UTC)
— Yael Tziyona ( talk) 00:17, 14 May 2018 (UTC). I completely rewrote the article. It now has a logical structure and citations throughout.
An RfC that might interest this community - Talk:Anti-Defamation League#RfC - lawsuit. Icewhiz ( talk) 07:16, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
Expurgation § Religious, which reads in full
does not describe what was excised or changed, unlike the other sections of the article. It would benefit from that information. -- Thnidu ( talk) 01:48, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
The above article is extremely poorly written, especially for a biography of a living person. Please take the times to visit the article and collaborate on improving it. Thanks - Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 02:07, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
Could someone please look at Draft:Rabbi David M. Posner and determine whether this person is notable? I'm assuming that the answer is yes, since The New York Times wrote a full obituary (i.e., not a paid death notice written by the family) about him. WhatamIdoing ( talk) 07:51, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
Happy New Year everybody! Can someone in the know help along with this issue? Debresser argued to turn it into a redirect (as already the case with kosher). However, the term treif is not explained as such within the envisaged target Kashrut. Any ideas? Kind regards-- Hildeoc ( talk) 19:31, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
I'm not sure if this should be kept or deleted. On the one hand it seems like a useful article; on the other hand it is based on one source. Bus stop ( talk) 23:35, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
Please become involved in the discussion, will be much appreciated. AddMore-III ( talk) 23:00, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion about this on Talk:Vashti#Infobox. Debresser ( talk) 16:14, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
I am thinking about setting up a task force within this WikiProject to deal with Jewish works, primarily the Talmud and Mishna. Despite the importance of written works in Judaism, many of the articles devoted to Jewish works, including articles on specific tractates of the Mishna and Talmud, are in desperate need of attention. They are poorly written, lack sources, and don’t convey enough information. If you would be willing to join such a task force, please indicate below. Any feedback about this idea would be appreciated. -- Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 01:18, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
I have added a reference to Avraham Steinberg § Career , but upon closer examination, it appears the reference may have copied the information from this Wikipedia article. The source in question does not attribute this Wikipedia article, but I still feel it may have been copied. I would appreciate if another editor can look it over and determine if the source did in fact plagiarize from Wikipedia.
This is the source: Frankfurter, Yitzchock (January 30, 2019). "A Life of Halachah & Medicine". Ami Magazine. No. 403. p. 88. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
-- Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 16:10, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
I opened a discussion on merging Kosher foods into Kashrut. see Talk:Kashrut#Merger_proposal Hydromania ( talk) 06:22, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi all. I'm working on a plant article, Peganum harmala, and ancient history is an interest. It has recently come to my attention that it is possibly mentioned once in the Talmud -something about it being a wild plant and therefore not requiring tithes. Reason I say possibly is that the English name for this plant, "rue", is ambiguous regarding exact species, being confused since Greek times with Ruta graveolens. In Ancient Greek the word πήγανον may allude to either plant, depending on qualifier, fide Dioscorides, but I note that at least in modern Hebrew the names are distinct (פיגם vs. שבר לבן). Note similarity of פיגם with πήγανον. Would anyone know where exactly in the Talmud this is mentioned, is the text Aramaic or Hebrew, and which name exactly is used? Πήγανον is also in the New Testament (Luke) -in that case tithes do need to be paid, but as mentioned, the Greek language is ambiguous here; I'm hoping the Talmud has an answer regarding this... Regards, Leo 86.83.56.115 ( talk) 03:10, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
Note: fide Flora of Israel Ruta graveolens doesn't occur in the wild in Israel (but may have been cultivated), but R. chalepensis does (esp. in the north) -which may be known as "wild rue" in English. Peganum harmala may also be known as "wild rue", and is quite common in southern Israel, where the relevant passage in the Bible plays out. 86.83.56.115 ( talk) 03:20, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
"This plant may also be the ... mentioned in the Talmud, although the identity of ... is confused with Ruta spp.."
I doubt it's טגן as that's a total dead end in Jastrow. Then again, it's a notoriously difficult dictionary to use. -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 15:26, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
Talk:Antisemitism in the UK Labour Party/Archive 9#RfC: Stamford Hill may be of interest to this project. Icewhiz ( talk) 13:33, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello! Your WikiProject has been selected to participate in the WP 1.0 Bot rewrite beta. This means that, starting in the next few days or weeks, your assessment tables will be updated using code in the new bot, codenamed Lucky. You can read more about this change on the Wikipedia 1.0 Editorial team page. Thanks! audiodude ( talk) 06:49, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
Purim is coming up and should be checked for citation needed tags and be ready to be bombed with tags once it gets placed on the "tomorrow's OTD." So be on the lookout. Sir Joseph (talk) 00:08, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
Does anyone have a reliable source for when Al HaNissim was written? The article lacks this info, and I can't find it anywhere online. I hope to have this info up by Purim. — Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 18:00, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
A discussion about the above article agreed to merge it with Yiddish words used in English. If anyone can help out, that would be appreciated. -- Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 20:27, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
To whom it may concern: There is currently a discussion between editors on Talk:Jewish religious clothing regarding an image that appears on the main article. At first, I thought we might need to defer our discussion to Wikipedia:RfC to help us build a consensus, but upon second thought, it would only attract people who are unfamiliar with Jewish laws and customs. Therefore, I appeal to my fellow editors here to review the comments on that Talk-Page and to give an opinion about the matter at hand. Shalom. Davidbena ( talk) 02:03, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
There is a discussion on the reliability of Antony Lerman of openDemocracy on the reliable sources noticeboard with respect to the Antisemitism in the UK Labour Party article. If you are interested, please participate at WP:RSN § Antony Lerman at openDemocracy. — Newslinger talk 03:40, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
Chassidic redirects to Hasidic Judaism, but that article has no mention of the term/spelling. Could it be added in some reasonable manner? Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 10:06, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
A new editor is trying to state on Kosher wine that you must be a male to make kosher wine and I'm afraid an edit war is brewing. A pair of eyes would be appropriate. Sir Joseph (talk) 17:55, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
It's less than four days until Passover appears on the main page on the on this day feature, and then inevitably gets removed again because the article is woefully undersourced. An edit war and various arguing will then ensue. I don't suppose it's possible that someone could at least ensure there are no unsourced paragraphs or sections before Saturday? I would try it, but my knowledge of this area is pretty much zero. Black Kite (talk) 18:54, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
A relatively new editor, Yallayallaletsgo ( talk · contribs) has created Hashem as a stand alone article, the old one having been a dab. There's a bit of a mess with talk pages and the old links, and the article itself seems poorly sourced. If someone could take a look it would be helpful. I'm also having problems at Mount Gerizim where the editor is insisting that Yahweh must be replaced by Hashem "removed a word that is not allowed to be typed or uttered by Jews or Samaritans and is not appropriate for the article. Instead added the proper term and an explanation." I don't think this is appropriate and am concerned that they may try to make this change elsewhere. Thanks. Doug Weller talk 15:03, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
Compare and contrast Babylonian captivity with Assyrian captivity. The former looks pretty decent, whereas the latter would seem to need some major work. Any thoughts or volunteers? Feline Hymnic ( talk) 15:38, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
There's a discussion going on about whether or not there were pogroms following the Black Death. Please contribute your thoughts at Talk:Antisemitic canard#Contradiction about post-Black Death massacres. Mathglot ( talk) 08:50, 22 April 2019 (UTC)
If you like, share your input at Talk:Tefillin#Section_How_to_put_on_tefillin. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 19:16, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
I found this article today and it has no references at all. If someone has some time, any help cleaning it up would be appreciated. Ktav_Stam. Sir Joseph (talk) 17:58, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
Talk:Orthodox Judaism § Deleting most of the article Please see Talk:Orthodox_Judaism#Deleting_most_of_the_article for a discussion on the Orthodox Judaism article Sir Joseph (talk) 18:00, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
From our article on Australian artist Howard Arkley:
Is this correct usage per WP:MOS or would it be better to rephrase this?
Thanks - 189.122.248.181 ( talk) 02:53, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether Portal:Jerusalem is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The page will be discussed at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Jerusalem until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the page during the discussion, including to improve the page to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the deletion notice from the top of the page. North America 1000 13:52, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
Lag BaOmer is scheduled to be on the main page in a few days but there are a few citation needed tags. Please help reference the page if you have time. Sir Joseph (talk) 14:48, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
Hello, WikiProject Judaism,
I have a question I hope you can help me with. I work a lot with Categories and I'm running into individuals who seem like they are tenuously Jewish but who are categorized as Jewish. One incident had a musician who had one great-grandparent (out of 8 great-grandparents) who was Jewish, there is nothing in the article that says that they thought of themselves as Jewish, there is no information that they practiced or identified as Jewish, but they are in categories of Jewish performers.
I'm happy to have every notable Jewish person have an article on Wikipedia. But this seems like a case of Jewish ancestry and not Jewishness. What do you think? This isn't only a question about Jewishness, it's whether having one great-grandparent of any ethnicity or religion confers that ethnicity upon that person if they don't state that they identify with that heritage. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 00:59, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
This proposed move discussion at Talk:Meir_of_Rothenburg#Proposed_move has been neglected for some months. Any constructive input welcomed, even (especially) if critical. -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 12:50, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
Hi all, please see: Talk:Timeline of LGBT Jewish history#Allegations that Torah true classical scholars supported and implied pro gay themes and memes is ludicrous. What do you say? IZAK ( talk) 23:31, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
Please see: Centralized discussion at Talk:Timeline of LGBT Jewish history#Descended from Baal Shem Tov? Proof please!. Thank you, IZAK ( talk) 19:41, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
Answering this question, made me think we have redlinks for bdieved and lhatchila. Or are there bluelinks I'm not spelling correctly? -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 12:45, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
Please note above discussion. Thank you -- Puzzledvegetable Is it teatime already? 20:07, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
I've just added a few tags to the above article. It is in desperate need of attention. Please see the talk page where I discuss why. -- Puzzledvegetable Is it teatime already? 13:45, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
An article of interest to this project— Expulsion of Jews from Spain—has been proposed for merging from Alhambra decree. Your feedback would be welcome at the merge discussion. Thank you. Mathglot ( talk) 01:02, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
Hi all, Special:Contributions/173.238.231.208 has been adding "Messianic Jews" to the 'Celebrated by' section of the infoboxes for Jewish holidays. (Edit summary: "Messianic Jews also celebrate this Holy Day.") I feel like this is something I should just roll back, but I'm soliciting other opinions in the meantime. Gilded Snail ( talk) 13:48, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
Please become involved in the recent debate at Talk:Sholom Dovber Schneersohn. AddMore-III ( talk) 04:09, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 30 | ← | Archive 34 | Archive 35 | Archive 36 | Archive 37 | Archive 38 | Archive 39 |
Recently, there was consensus with regards to WP:Selected anniversaries to list Jewish holidays/festivals that start at nightfall not on the Gregorian start date, but on the following day. However, seeing as how Rosh Hashanah spans multiple days (this will apply to Hanukkah too), should it be listed on the start date then? Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 22:38, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
An active talk page discussion is underway concerning how Jews were categorized as nonwhite during U.S. history, and subject matter experts would be most welcome to pitch in. There is no currently no text on the subject in the article. Coretheapple ( talk) 12:07, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
Fast of Gedalia has a section without references, so it will be excluded from the Main Page on September 24 this year. Please rectify if possible. Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 16:24, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
The expression "Klal Yisrael" was listed in in Jewish greetings § See also, but not linked. There is no article on it, but it appears in the text of many pages, and for all I know may deserve mention there. However, I have commented it out and pointed to this talkpage entry. See Talk:Jewish greetings § Klal Yisrael. -- Thnidu ( talk) 22:09, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
Hello,
I performed a few merge requests for the Portal:Catholicism "To-Do List" page. If you would like to add this section, or learn to perform mergers I would be happy to help.
“ | {{merge|OtherPage1|OtherPage2|discuss=Talk:Destination1#Merger proposal|date=October 2017}} | ” |
Twillisjr ( talk) 21:35, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
Sorry for the late notice, but Yom Kippur is in poor shape. There are long stretches of text without references at all. As it stands, it likely won't be listed on the Main Page tomorrow. Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 15:27, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
Sukkot is going to be removed from OTD if it is not improved. I do not know that I have the time to manage this. If everyone takes one unsourced section and adds a reference we should be good. StevenJ81 ( talk) 02:33, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
Hello everyone,
The Kiwix people are working on an offline version of several Wikipedia subsets (based on this Foundation report). It basically would be like the Wikimed App (see here for the Android light version; iOS is in beta, DM me if interested). The readership in this case would probably be in Israel or the US (Kiwix is rather largely distributed in Prison systems in both countries, where users by definition have no access to internet), and we'd most certainly also produce a Hebrew version at some point.
What we do is take a snapshot at day D of all articles tagged by the project (we'll also add texts from Wikisource) and package it into a compressed zim file that people can access anytime locally (ie once downloaded, no refresh needed). We also do a specific landing page that is more mobile-friendly, and that's when I need your quick input:
Thanks for your feedback! Stephane (Kiwix) ( talk) 12:43, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
We have a number of references to Partners In Torah in various articles, e.g. in Missionary#Missionaries_and_Judaism, but Partners In Torah is currently a redlink.
We currently have info about Partners In Torah located at Chavrusa#Telephone_and_online_chavrusas
Can somebody please make the link Partners In Torah redirect to Chavrusa#Telephone_and_online_chavrusas, or, if better, make a standalone article for Partners In Torah?
Thanks - 189.122.198.138 ( talk) 17:48, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
Good afternoon, everyone. Regarding this discussion Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism/Archive 35#Marcheshvan -> Cheshvan ?? and this one:
Debresser's last edit summary was Undid revision 764125960 by Pi314m (talk) This was removed once for good reason. You posted on the talkpage, and nobody else commented. Per lack of consensus, you should not edit war. He's lucky. Others don't even get that far, for these reasons:
As for WP:CIR I note that on Sunday StevenJ81 removed the standing instructions from WP:AIV. A bot sounded the alarm and an administrator speedily reverted him. 80.44.160.17 ( talk) 19:03, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
I just had a thought - the current month must be Marcheshvan, around the 23rd, and checking the article I see I'm only two days out (that's the dehiyyoth for you). I'm here because it was made MoS compliant this morning but an administrator has reverted - so where do we go from here?
80.44.94.22 (
talk)
14:01, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
Wikipedia has many thousands of wikilinks which point to disambiguation pages. It would be useful to readers if these links directed them to the specific pages of interest, rather than making them search through a list. Members of WikiProject Disambiguation have been working on this and the total number is now below 20,000 for the first time. Some of these links require specialist knowledge of the topics concerned and therefore it would be great if you could help in your area of expertise.
A list of the relevant links on pages which fall within the remit of this wikiproject can be found at http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/cgi-bin/topic_points.py?banner=WikiProject_Judaism
Please take a few minutes to help make these more useful to our readers.— Rod talk 16:33, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
Chanukah has some work needed and I added it to Dec 13, but it needs to be cleaned up. Sir Joseph (talk) 14:27, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
{{ Jews and Judaism}} is too large. New version is ready – see Template talk:Jews and Judaism#New version. -- Triggerhippie4 ( talk) 02:20, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
The page Jewish leadership has had no references since at least 2007. Can anybody look at improving it? power~enwiki ( π, ν) 06:12, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
Talk:The_Bible_and_violence#Rfc
I suggest that the Simon Rockower Award be linked to this wiki project as it is an award for excellence in Jewish journalism. Rockower ( talk) 02:47, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
@ Rockower: Maybe I should clarify: The project templates always categorize the talk page, not the page itself. That's just how it works. See, for example: Category:Top-importance Judaism articles: everything listed there is actually a talk page. But it's understood that the importance and quality ratings apply to the article, not the talk page. When the talk page has a template, the page itself is part of the WikiProject.
Is there a standard style for citing sections of the Mishneh Torah? I've seen sections of the Mishneh Torah cited using various spellings including 'Hilkhot', 'Hilchot', and 'Hilchos'. The most common spelling I've seen is 'Hilchot'. Once we agree upon a standard (if there isn't one already), someone with technical expertise should make a bot to change the articles to make them consistent. -- PiMaster3 talk 22:43, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
There is currently a proposal to add some religious events at WP:ITNR. If adopted some or all of the listed events could be added to ITNR and be automatically posted to the main page conditional on the overall quality of the relevant articles. Interested editors are encouraged to join the discussion here. - Ad Orientem ( talk) 21:34, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
This would perhaps benefit from a broader selection of editors and a relist. In ictu oculi ( talk) 23:25, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
Eastern European Jewry Staszek Lem ( talk) 00:53, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
There is an editorial debate at Talk:Amendment to the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance concerning this edit that removed Kopstein and Wittenberg's POV. Kopstein and Wittenberg are US-based academics who reacted to a Polish law proposal that has passed the two houses of Parliament, criticising the law and claiming documentary evidence of 219 anti-Jewish pogroms in Poland by local non-Jewish Poles and other non-Jews during late June and July 1941. Boud ( talk) 22:45, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
Greetings! I have recently relisted a requested move discussion at Talk:Hebrew language#Requested move 28 January 2018, regarding a page relating to this WikiProject. Discussion and opinions are invited. Thanks, – Ammarpad ( talk) 19:28, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
I recently created Category:Historically_Jewish_fraternities_and_sororities_in_the_United_States and have added what I believe to be as many as currently exist on Wikipedia. I additionall intend to add pages for all of the Defunct Fraternities and Sororities that are in Going Greek: Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945 when I get my copy of the book. Currently missing include (at least) Omicron Alpha Tau, Phi Sigma Delta, Phi Alpha and Kappa Nu. Naraht ( talk) 16:08, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
Members of this WikiProject may wish to weigh in at the RfC at Talk:"Polish death camp" controversy. — Malik Shabazz Talk/ Stalk 04:15, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
On March 8 ( International Women's Day), and as part of the Art+Feminism project, Shoshana Gugenheim and the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education will be hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to create and improve articles about Jewish women artists. Click here for more information. You can also express interest or suggest article to create or improve here. Remote participation is also welcome! --- Another Believer ( Talk) 19:33, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
Yehuda Tzadka links to the DAB page Maharam. Can any expert help identify who this Talmudic commentator was? Narky Blert ( talk) 14:35, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
At Talk:Subbotniks#Karaimites there's a lengthy discussion on whether the article should give "Karaimites" as an alternative name for Karaite Subbotniks. Additional community input would be appreciated. Huon ( talk) 22:21, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
There is a back-and-forth at "Temple Warning inscription" and I'm seeking to avoid an edit war. A user removed the common name at Temple Warning inscription, changing "temple" to "Hieron", a generic Greek name for a holy place, and modifying a quotation from a cited source. The specific edit was to change "an inscription from the Second Temple in Jerusalem" to "an inscription from a holy place (“hieron”) in Jerusalem, considered to be the Second Temple". This is very strange as "hieron" is a generic Greek word for a holy site, and is certainly not the WP:commonname for the Second Temple. And to say "considered to be the second temple" is ridiculous. The user also modified a quotation from a cited source, changing the original cited translation of "the temple and enclosure" to "the hieron (or temple) and enclosure". Both of these are clearly against wikipolicy. I already undid both edits, but the user simply reinstated them, and added a source that contradicts their argument as the source uses the terms "Temple" and "Herod's Temple". Drsmoo ( talk) 12:06, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
Showbread talks of "the house of Pagi", so linking to a DAB page with no relevant entry. Can any expert here help solve the problem? Turning the link into a redlink might be one solution, but I don't know what the qualifier should be. Narky Blert ( talk) 15:46, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Passover needs to have a look through to make sure it is ready for the front page. Sir Joseph (talk) 16:17, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
I was quite surprised that Passover was not featured on the main page on Friday in the run up to Seder, but then was featured on Saturday.
Apparently, there was a discussion last year about generically whether to feature Jewish holidays on the day of the holiday, or the erev of the holiday the night before; and the view was taken to feature the link on the day of the holiday.
For most holidays that probably makes sense, because the day rather than the erev is indeed the stronger focus of activity.
But for Passover, with the Seder being perhaps the most important family event of the whole Jewish year, and the start of a 7-day period rather than a 24-hour period, it does seem to me that it should be Seder night that Passover appears on the main page, not the day after.
We might also consider whether Kol Nidre ought to be mentioned, as well as Yom Kippur -- though our article on Kol Nidre is principally about the prayer, not the day. Jheald ( talk) 10:32, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
There is a dispute on the Jews article, regarding the statement that modern Jews claim lineage to the Southern Kingdom. Please see the Jews article and its recent edits, and the talkpage discussion at Talk:Jews#Reliable_Sources. Debresser ( talk) 08:30, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
Is "The Israelites themselves were originally Canaanites" really a proven encyclopaedic statement? Yes obviously the Hebrew language is a specifically Israelite/Jewish dialect of North West Semitic language but Israelite ancient texts record themselves as incomers, incomers from Ur originally e.g. Deuteronomy 26:5 "A Syrian was my father" that is Assyrian/Mesopotamian, not Canaanite. This statement is a theory, one view of the origin of Israel from Canaanites, it isn't the only view even among critical scholars. In ictu oculi ( talk) 17:30, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
I'm coming rather late to this but thought I should comment as I reverted what seems to be a consensus edit to the article. In ictu, the OP, asks, "Is "The Israelites themselves were originally Canaanites" really a proven encyclopaedic statement?" The answer is yes. Dever in Who were the early Israelites? discusses the disagreement between himself and Finkelstein over whether the early Israelites were resedentarising patoralists (not Canaanites - this is Finkelstein's position) or Canaanites (urban by definition). This is where our article phrase comes from: cultural continuity (says Dever) shows that they (Israelites) "emerged from within Late Bronze Age Canaanite society."
That, of course, is pretty close to the new consensus sentence that came out of this discussion, so I don't object strongly to coming closer to Dever's formulation, yet I do feel that "they were originally Canaanites" is a clearer expression of the same idea. They could hardly emerge from Canaanite society without having been Canaanites.
As for other points raised in this discussion, I'd just point out a few things that Dever and Finkelstein would agree on. Most notably, the Israelites did not have any connection with Mesopotamia - there was no Abraham. The Exodus is a piece of fiction - it never happened. "Israel" is a slippery concept - the first Israel, the one that Finkelstein and Dever are talking about, wasn't Jewish - Jewishness emerged much later, in Babylon during the captivity and the early Persian period, and was imposed on Jerusalem in the 5th century BC by a successful religious elite who created the Exodus story and much of Jewish law. This second Israel - Israel as a religious community - is thus quite a separate phenomenon to the Canaanite people and kingdom of the Iron Age. There's a good overview in Grabbe's introduction to his recent edited volume here. PiCo ( talk) 11:54, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
The way that the Parshat Hashavua box on Portal:Judaism works is that at 14:00 UTC on Saturday, the weekly Parsha advances to the next week. Now, recently, I recoded the individual parsha pages that feed the main box so that the date automatically updates. If you look at any of the parsha pages (e.g., Portal:Judaism/Weekly Torah portion/Tzav), it will always tell you that this is the parsha that will be read this coming Shabbat, with its correct Hebrew and Gregorian dates.
Now, here's the problem: If you look at the Portal between 14:00 and 23:59 UTC on a Saturday, the parsha will have advanced, but the date does not. So to use this week as an example, if you look at the portal at the hour I am writing this, it will tell you that the Parsha for 22 Nisan/7 April is Pesah VIII in the Diaspora, or Shemini in Israel. If you look at the portal between 14:00 and 23:59 UTC on Saturday, the parsha advances to Shemini in Diaspora and Tazria-Metzora in Israel, but the date still reads 22 Nisan/7 April. Then at 0:00 UTC Sunday, the date advances to 29 Nisan/14 April. (Warning: you may have to refresh the cache.)
So I've tried to fix that. But as Motzei Shabbat for me is after 0:00 UTC Sunday, can someone in Israel (or Europe, I imagine) have a look and see if it works correctly? Many thanks, חג שמח and שבת שלום. StevenJ81 ( talk) 15:10, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
In the article, it says: "Verse 13 is the tenth verse of "V'hu Rachum" in Pesukei dezimra, [1] is found in Uva letzion, [2] and is part of the Havdalah ceremony." and the ref given is "The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 619". Can somebody please rewrite that for people unfamiliar with prayer names in Hebrew (translation, function, frequency ...), and expand the ref? I am confused by the link V'hu Rachum which is only a redirect, and neither this nor psalm 84 is mentioned at all in the linked pages. - Any other help with the article is also highly welcome. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:18, 6 April 2018 (UTC)
I have an terminological question. Shouldn't the articles Tanakh and Hebrew Bible be merged? If not, why not? I'm not too clear on the distinctions. -- Veggies ( talk) 12:12, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
Article calls it a lost text and says that "This manuscript is sometimes called Second Isaiah or The Book by the prophet Isaiah". Besides the fact that in my experience there are no manuscripts for lost texts, I can't find evidence that this is correct. I paused to check something and found Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible#Hebrew Bible where the same website is frequently used. Are all of these (and their alternative names) correct. The source used is [3] also cited as [4], an anonymous page on a fringe Christian website [5]. Doug Weller talk 14:12, 15 April 2018 (UTC)
Can I interest anyone here in adopting this abandoned draft? The subject is a professor of Jewish philosophy who has written about medieval theology and translated Jewish polemical texts. I believe the subject is notable but it's probably been written by someone connected with him. I found several book reviews which I will note in the draft. Thanks, Espresso Addict ( talk) 16:32, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
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The article Devil needs to be reviewed for its accuracy regarding the Devil in Judaism. Thinker78 ( talk) 00:52, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
On the Talk:Nevi'im talk page, I have placed a question about the 'prophets' aspect of the term "Former Prophets". Any takers? Feline Hymnic ( talk) 18:56, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
There seems to be some conflict of interest occurring on this page, with an anonymous editor Wakelamp d[@-@]b ( talk) 04:39, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
Hello, there is an ongoing discussion at Talk:Arabs#Arab_jews_2, whether to include Judaism in the infobox, using the argument that Jews are a religious group and not an ethnicity. Infantom ( talk) 12:54, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
Project input requested at Talk:Stanisław Ostwind-Zuzga#Jew?. Subject is a convert to the Catholic church (circa 1920), who was a NSZ (very antisemitic faction of Polish underground) member during WWII. Some editors are insisting on describing the subject as a Jew and placing the "Polish Jew" cat. Icewhiz ( talk) 03:48, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
I listed this first at WikiProject Jewish history, but it seems pretty quiet there. There could be a problem with reliable sources to an edit on Anne Frank. Details here. ☆ Bri ( talk) 02:09, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
For a number of years we have been experiencing a steady decline in the number of administrators as a result of attrition and a declining number of editors willing to consider adminship. Things have reached a point where we are starting to experience chronic backlogs in important areas of the project including noticeboards, requests for closure, SPI, CSD & etc. If you are an experienced editor with around two years (or more) of tenure, 10k edits give or take and no record of seriously disruptive behavior, please consider if you might be willing to help out the community by becoming an administrator. The community can only function as well as we all are willing to participate. If you are interested start by reading WP:MOP and WP:RFAADVICE. Then go to WP:ORCP and open a discussion. Over the next few days experienced editors will take a look at your record and let you know what they think your chances are of passing RfA (the three most terrifying letters on Wikipedia) as well as provide you with feedback on areas that might be of concern and how to prepare yourself. Lastly you can find a list of experienced editors who may be willing to nominate you here. Thank you and happy editing... [Note:This page may not be on my watchlist so if you want to reply to me, please either ping me or drop me a line on my talk page.] - Ad Orientem ( talk) 01:47, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
User Snowded and I are in disagreement as to whether "Central Orthodox" on the British Jews Wikipedia page should be wikilinked to the Modern Orthodox article. He has requested sources and I have provided a page from the BBC website containing the link label "United Synagogue, British Modern Orthodox" and an article from The Times describing the United Synagogue as Orthodox (albeit known as “Modern Orthodox”) a well as other sources. However, Snowded is not satisfied and has requested further opinions. Please can people go onto Talk:British Jews and give their opinions? Personally I think it's a WP:SKYBLUE issue that "Central Orthodox" is a synonym for Modern Orthodox 95.148.20.9 ( talk) 01:20, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
RfC for this discussion at Talk:British Jews#RfC "'Central Orthodox Judaism'=Modern Orthodox Judaism? - To Wikilink or not?" Please all do contribute. 62.190.148.115 ( talk) 12:17, 12 July 2018 (UTC)
Greetings! I have recently relisted a requested move discussion at Talk:Tanakh, regarding a page relating to this WikiProject. Discussion and opinions are invited. Thanks, power~enwiki ( π, ν) 16:10, 12 July 2018 (UTC)
This article is about the Maccabee Elazar. The way it's named implies his surname was "Avaran" which is nonsense, which is the implication his entry in List of unusual deaths took, where it refers to him as "Avaran".
Best I can tell, the "Avaran" comes in a single reference in 1 Maccabees, which says he was also known as Avaran, so it's a nickname. The Hebrew article about him is titled אלעזר החורני ( https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/אלעזר_החורני), a name our article refers to without explanation. I
I can't figure out where HaCharoni comes from and I can't decide which name the article should be in, perhaps Elazar (Avaran), Elazar HaCharoni (if there are RS), Elazar Maccabeus (consistency with Judas Maccabeus), Elazar the Maccabee (POV alert: how I think of him) etc.
Grateful for some learned and wise input. -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 22:40, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
I've written and nominated for GA an article about a Jewish rescue organization in Slovakia during the Holocaust. The Working Group connected Ben-Gurion to Himmler in a large-scale ransom negotiation that proposed to save all European Jews from the Holocaust. (Unfortunately, it failed). A review or any feedback would be much appreciated! Catrìona ( talk) 18:25, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
Is there any enterprising programmer here who would be interested in writing a bot that runs once a year (or some other regular period) and gets dates from Hebcal to update the Gregorian dates for Jewish holidays? — howcheng { chat} 02:57, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
I have proposed a change to Ethics in the Bible on its talk page involving restructuring the article topically to produce a more neutral pov and better content. I am looking for consensus on improving what everyone agrees is a poor quality article. Please come and comment. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 17:00, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello, How to join the project? Ralph747 ( talk) 19:25, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
I have nominated Rudolf Vrba for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Catrìona ( talk) 01:17, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
Can we get a few more eyes on the newest talk at Talk:American Jews#American Jews and race. Basically a debate over if there is a debate about Jewish whiteness. The question......is there a debate within the community about Jewish whiteness label. -- Moxy ( talk) 18:44, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
As Jews moved along the racial continuum from marginalized and non-white to part of America's white power ... They also engaged in a bitter and contentious internal debate over their own identity as Jews and Americans.......
As Jews moved along the racial continuum from marginalized and non-white to part of America's white power ... They also engaged in a bitter and contentious internal debate over their own identity as Jews and Americans.......
As Jews moved along the racial continuum from marginalized and non-white to part of America's white power ... They also engaged in a bitter and contentious internal debate over their own identity as Jews and Americans.......
As Jews moved along the racial continuum from marginalized and non-white to part of America's white power ... They also engaged in a bitter and contentious internal debate over their own identity as Jews and Americans.......
As Jews moved along the racial continuum from marginalized and non-white to part of America's white power ... They also engaged in a bitter and contentious internal debate over their own identity as Jews and Americans.......
"read up". Why can't you quote an excerpt that you feel is supportive of your argument? And I have already responded to your excerpted quote saying "They also engaged in a bitter and contentious internal debate over their own identity as Jews and Americans". That says nothing about "whiteness". Did you read the post in which I have already responded to that? You can't point me to indeterminate expanses of text and think that you have proven your point. We need to discuss any text which you think supports your argument. And you are repeating the same sources. For what reason? Why don't you focus on one source at a time? Provide an excerpt without the use of ellipses, and we can discuss that source and then move on to the next source. Bus stop ( talk) 01:54, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
Raoul Wallenberg, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Catrìona ( talk) 23:32, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians - If you have some extra time, kindly examine the article on the noted conductor and composer
Samuel Adler (composer) who fled Nazi occupied Germany as a young child in 1938. A request for an "Info Box - person" has been processed and included on the article but appears to be subject to continuous deletion (perhaps because Adler is still alive?) Kindly consider using the "Info Box academic" template {{
Infobox academic}}
to rectify this problem as suggested here
Wikipedia talk: WikiProject Composers, or perhaps assigning an "Infobox -Person" from the WikiProject Judaism Project (or "Info box Musical Artist") since Adler was also an active Jewish/American conductor who founded the historic
Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra, participated in
cultural diplomacy initiatives in Europe after World War II, was commended by
Dwight D. Eisenhower for his work in Europe, and was awarded the U. S. Army's highest
Medal of Honor for services to Music, published several academic books on Orchestra, and Choral conducting, was a member of the faculty at several leading music conservatories including the
Eastman School of Music and the
Juilliard School for over 60 years, and was recognized by his academic peers by receiving several Honorary Doctorate of Music degrees as well as membership in
Sigma Alpha Iota and
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. I would be grateful for any insights which you might wish to share on the articles talk page here
Talk:Samuel Adler (composer). Many thanks for your thoughtful consideration and contributions to the discussion along with my best wishes for your continued success on Wikipedia in the future With warmest regards...
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Should the Jewish identity of Fred Guttenberg be mentioned or is it best omitted? Ditto at Andrew Pollack. Bus stop ( talk) 14:52, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
I've nominated Jewish words and expressions for discussion at RfD. Your input at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2018 August 28#Jewish words and expressions would be appreciated. -- BDD ( talk) 22:55, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
Template:G-d has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Cabayi ( talk) 13:51, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
I'm not templating these yet, because I'll probably just do the merge myself. But I think Haketia and Tetuani Ladino should be merged. That will probably be pretty uncontroversial per se (unless I'm really missing something), but I'm less sure which name should survive and which should become the redirect.
Would someone from WP:JUDAISM mind taking a look at this and assessing it for notability? It's been tagged for sources and notability since 2009 and has bascially been unedited since 2013. I'm not finding anything which even comes close to meeting WP:ORGDEPTH, but perhaps someone here will have better luck. If not, then WP:PROD or WP:AFD might be in order. Thanks in advance. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 01:44, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
If anyone can help untangle the mess at Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#How_do_we_deal_with_a_RS_being_factually_incorrect.3F, I'd be grateful. -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 08:57, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
Talk:Antisemitism in the UK Labour Party/Archive 7#RfC: Inclusion of expert opinions, views of pundits, activist groups, tweets, etc. may be of interest to board followers. Icewhiz ( talk) 09:35, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
I would like this to redirect using the uppercase "J". How would I accomplish that? Bus stop ( talk) 08:31, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
Just a heads up that Yom Kippur was not able to be on the front page due to reference issues, let's try to be ahead of this one. Sir Joseph (talk) 18:43, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
Personal thanks to Sir Joseph and anyone else who helped make sure Sukkot was listed. And personal thanks to Debresser for looking at Simchat Torah, which was clearly not a quick-fix project. (Neither was Hoshana Rabba, as far as it goes.) Now that we are headed into "ordinary time", as our Christian friends would put it, let's try to work periodically on these while we're not under time pressure. And as my wife, who works in Judaica retail, reminds me, Chanukah is not that far off ... StevenJ81 ( talk) 15:21, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
Please may I bring to your attention the draft page now pending at
Draft:East_London_Central_Synagogue. Please also note the redlink
Sfardish for which a page would be very helpful indeed, as it is naturally confused with
Sephardic
51.6.65.190 (
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"The name Sfardish refers to a style of service that differs slightly from mainstream Ashkenazi and is similar to Hassidic usage. Sfardish is not to be confused with Sephardic. The order of service and certain extra words to some of the prayers are similar to Sephardic tradition, but the Hebrew pronunciation and tunes are Ashkenazi, as are most of the congregation."
"Orthodox - Ashkenazi
Initially the style of service (nosach) was Sfardish (or Sphardish), also known as Askenazi Sfard (not to be confused with Sephardi)."
We certainly can't have every shul have an article hereWhy not? I can't find an obvious policy beneath WP:N about this, but (as someone more interested in architecture) I've certainly always worked on the principle that any church worth doing the typing for would be acceptable. Andy Dingley ( talk) 18:07, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
As I discussed at Talk:KosherSwitch#NPOV, the creators of KosherSwitch are clearly in a huge fight with some rabbis. I would very much like to have someone who has no position on whether KosherSwitch is allowed under Jewish law but who also has more familiarity with the religious issues than I do to take a look at this article. My skills are better used working on the electronics/technical aspects. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 07:08, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
Can someone please help out at Talk:613_commandments#Sourcing? Thanks. Sir Joseph (talk) 18:47, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
Just a heads up I nominated Hannukah for GA so keep a heads up on that article in case someone starts reviewing. Sir Joseph (talk) 17:34, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
An anon who geolocates to Haifa - 77.127.6.229 ( talk) added a reference to Israel Isserlein (which has no references). Not being able to make any sense out of it, I reverted here. The anon then left a message on my talk page requesting assistance. We are having a communications issue. Would someone please help this person? Thanks Jim1138 ( talk) 09:49, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
I've noticed that many articles on individual tractates of the Talmud are poorly written. They are in desperate need of expansion and overall improvement. I want to expand the pages, but it is difficult to come across accurate sources about this subject. I would appreciate if someone could help out. Thank you - Alternate Side Parking ( talk) 03:09, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
Would anyone know what criteria is used to weigh the notability of rabbis to figure out if they are notable enough for an article about them? I'm not sure how to assess this. For example:
If this were enough I am not sure which of the 3 styles to use as primary title. While I think that Jewish Week and The Forward are notable sources, I don't know if this alone would qualify for starting a stub. Any input there? Seems to only be notable for 2 events. Ash Carol ( talk) 05:45, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
Editors in this WikiProject may be interested in the featured quality source review RFC that has been ongoing. It would change the featured article candidate process (FAC) so that source reviews would need to occur prior to any other reviews for FAC. Your comments are appreciated. -- Izno Repeat ( talk) 21:34, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
I've been working on a list/map that would help to locate the different Hungarian Jewish groups on a map. I would like to have all the pages of the rabbis and the groups on this list. Could you suggest some improvements before putting it to the main namespace? (The map itself is a bit problematic, but I haven't found anything better.) Drkazmer Just tell me... 16:11, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
There is a discussion at Antisemitism in the UK Labour Party#RfC on inclusion of police investigation that editors here might be interested in - I couldn't find a WikiProject on antisemitism so thought this project would be most appropriate. Absolutelypuremilk ( talk) 16:47, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=Talk:Jackie_Walker_(activist)#Request_for_comment_can_we_say_Jackie_Walker_is_Jewish Slatersteven ( talk) 12:52, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
I'm a little concerned about this DYK hook, but being neither Jewish nor a historian I wasn't sure what to conclude other than it probably doesn't belong bolded on the front page valereee ( talk) 13:07, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
In relation to section above - Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Heaven for the nobles, Purgatory for the townspeople, Hell for the peasants, and Paradise for the Jews. Icewhiz ( talk) 09:53, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
Please see the relevant AFD [10] -- Shrike ( talk) 08:00, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
I have created the above draft and would appreciate if someone form here would review it and/or provide feedback. Thanks - Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 20:38, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
I have suggested that a new WikiProject that may be of relevance to this one, be created. If you are interested in viewing the proposal or taking part in the discussion, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Jewish works
Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 20:59, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
Paradisus Judaeorum, renamed following Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Heaven for the nobles, Purgatory for the townspeople, Hell for the peasants, and Paradise for the Jews is currently in discussion at Wikipedia:Move review/Log/2018 December, and may interest this community. Icewhiz ( talk) 07:10, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
Does anyone know why www.nizkor.org is coming up with malware alerts? Does anyone have contacts that might help fix this? --jpgordon 𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇 00:41, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
[11] has been adding websites as sources or external links, sometimes replacing old urls to different sites. Doug Weller talk 11:10, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
I have collected a batch of articles which contain Judaism-related links to DAB pages. Expert attention would be welcome. Some of the puzzles may be insoluble, but I work on the principle that You Never Know. Search for 'disam' in read mode, and for '{{d' in edit mode. If you manage to solve one of these puzzles, remove the {{ dn}} tag in the article, and post {{ done}} here.
Thanks in advance, Narky Blert ( talk) 10:50, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
I am archiving three items from the WikiProject assessment page. StevenJ81 ( talk) 15:24, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
I am working on a total rewrite-- in my sandbox-- of an existing article that was flagged as needing it: The Bible and Violence. I am wondering if I can put upon someone to give me a fair and honest assessment of the content before I go any further. I'm still pretty new here and haven't made any friends I can ask yet. I think the title needs changing because it is too broad, and it's meaning is ambiguous. I have gone with Violence in the Bible because that is actually what the article discusses. The article not only lacked sufficient inline references, it needed reorganizing. The entire existing article is subsumed in the rewrite. I left nothing out. I even checked and read up on his references. Everything he said is still there--it's just rearranged and either edited for conciseness or expanded and added to. I would especially like comments on including the section on apologetics--which contains the non-sectarian information--or combining them all into single paragraphs--or deleting it entirely...and whatever your reasoning on that might be. If you have additional references to recommend, that would be good too. I would like to expand the non-sectarian section if anyone has any ideas. Please help me! I have already run into some vitriol on this. This was first posted at 06:25, 2 August 2017 (UTC) Jenhawk777 ( talk) 18:19, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks. Jonathansammy ( talk) 19:04, 6 April 2018 (UTC)
— Yael Tziyona ( talk) 00:17, 14 May 2018 (UTC). I completely rewrote the article. It now has a logical structure and citations throughout.
An RfC that might interest this community - Talk:Anti-Defamation League#RfC - lawsuit. Icewhiz ( talk) 07:16, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
Expurgation § Religious, which reads in full
does not describe what was excised or changed, unlike the other sections of the article. It would benefit from that information. -- Thnidu ( talk) 01:48, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
The above article is extremely poorly written, especially for a biography of a living person. Please take the times to visit the article and collaborate on improving it. Thanks - Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 02:07, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
Could someone please look at Draft:Rabbi David M. Posner and determine whether this person is notable? I'm assuming that the answer is yes, since The New York Times wrote a full obituary (i.e., not a paid death notice written by the family) about him. WhatamIdoing ( talk) 07:51, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
Happy New Year everybody! Can someone in the know help along with this issue? Debresser argued to turn it into a redirect (as already the case with kosher). However, the term treif is not explained as such within the envisaged target Kashrut. Any ideas? Kind regards-- Hildeoc ( talk) 19:31, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
I'm not sure if this should be kept or deleted. On the one hand it seems like a useful article; on the other hand it is based on one source. Bus stop ( talk) 23:35, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
Please become involved in the discussion, will be much appreciated. AddMore-III ( talk) 23:00, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion about this on Talk:Vashti#Infobox. Debresser ( talk) 16:14, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
I am thinking about setting up a task force within this WikiProject to deal with Jewish works, primarily the Talmud and Mishna. Despite the importance of written works in Judaism, many of the articles devoted to Jewish works, including articles on specific tractates of the Mishna and Talmud, are in desperate need of attention. They are poorly written, lack sources, and don’t convey enough information. If you would be willing to join such a task force, please indicate below. Any feedback about this idea would be appreciated. -- Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 01:18, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
I have added a reference to Avraham Steinberg § Career , but upon closer examination, it appears the reference may have copied the information from this Wikipedia article. The source in question does not attribute this Wikipedia article, but I still feel it may have been copied. I would appreciate if another editor can look it over and determine if the source did in fact plagiarize from Wikipedia.
This is the source: Frankfurter, Yitzchock (January 30, 2019). "A Life of Halachah & Medicine". Ami Magazine. No. 403. p. 88. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
-- Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 16:10, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
I opened a discussion on merging Kosher foods into Kashrut. see Talk:Kashrut#Merger_proposal Hydromania ( talk) 06:22, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi all. I'm working on a plant article, Peganum harmala, and ancient history is an interest. It has recently come to my attention that it is possibly mentioned once in the Talmud -something about it being a wild plant and therefore not requiring tithes. Reason I say possibly is that the English name for this plant, "rue", is ambiguous regarding exact species, being confused since Greek times with Ruta graveolens. In Ancient Greek the word πήγανον may allude to either plant, depending on qualifier, fide Dioscorides, but I note that at least in modern Hebrew the names are distinct (פיגם vs. שבר לבן). Note similarity of פיגם with πήγανον. Would anyone know where exactly in the Talmud this is mentioned, is the text Aramaic or Hebrew, and which name exactly is used? Πήγανον is also in the New Testament (Luke) -in that case tithes do need to be paid, but as mentioned, the Greek language is ambiguous here; I'm hoping the Talmud has an answer regarding this... Regards, Leo 86.83.56.115 ( talk) 03:10, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
Note: fide Flora of Israel Ruta graveolens doesn't occur in the wild in Israel (but may have been cultivated), but R. chalepensis does (esp. in the north) -which may be known as "wild rue" in English. Peganum harmala may also be known as "wild rue", and is quite common in southern Israel, where the relevant passage in the Bible plays out. 86.83.56.115 ( talk) 03:20, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
"This plant may also be the ... mentioned in the Talmud, although the identity of ... is confused with Ruta spp.."
I doubt it's טגן as that's a total dead end in Jastrow. Then again, it's a notoriously difficult dictionary to use. -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 15:26, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
Talk:Antisemitism in the UK Labour Party/Archive 9#RfC: Stamford Hill may be of interest to this project. Icewhiz ( talk) 13:33, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello! Your WikiProject has been selected to participate in the WP 1.0 Bot rewrite beta. This means that, starting in the next few days or weeks, your assessment tables will be updated using code in the new bot, codenamed Lucky. You can read more about this change on the Wikipedia 1.0 Editorial team page. Thanks! audiodude ( talk) 06:49, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
Purim is coming up and should be checked for citation needed tags and be ready to be bombed with tags once it gets placed on the "tomorrow's OTD." So be on the lookout. Sir Joseph (talk) 00:08, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
Does anyone have a reliable source for when Al HaNissim was written? The article lacks this info, and I can't find it anywhere online. I hope to have this info up by Purim. — Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 18:00, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
A discussion about the above article agreed to merge it with Yiddish words used in English. If anyone can help out, that would be appreciated. -- Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 20:27, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
To whom it may concern: There is currently a discussion between editors on Talk:Jewish religious clothing regarding an image that appears on the main article. At first, I thought we might need to defer our discussion to Wikipedia:RfC to help us build a consensus, but upon second thought, it would only attract people who are unfamiliar with Jewish laws and customs. Therefore, I appeal to my fellow editors here to review the comments on that Talk-Page and to give an opinion about the matter at hand. Shalom. Davidbena ( talk) 02:03, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
There is a discussion on the reliability of Antony Lerman of openDemocracy on the reliable sources noticeboard with respect to the Antisemitism in the UK Labour Party article. If you are interested, please participate at WP:RSN § Antony Lerman at openDemocracy. — Newslinger talk 03:40, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
Chassidic redirects to Hasidic Judaism, but that article has no mention of the term/spelling. Could it be added in some reasonable manner? Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 10:06, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
A new editor is trying to state on Kosher wine that you must be a male to make kosher wine and I'm afraid an edit war is brewing. A pair of eyes would be appropriate. Sir Joseph (talk) 17:55, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
It's less than four days until Passover appears on the main page on the on this day feature, and then inevitably gets removed again because the article is woefully undersourced. An edit war and various arguing will then ensue. I don't suppose it's possible that someone could at least ensure there are no unsourced paragraphs or sections before Saturday? I would try it, but my knowledge of this area is pretty much zero. Black Kite (talk) 18:54, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
A relatively new editor, Yallayallaletsgo ( talk · contribs) has created Hashem as a stand alone article, the old one having been a dab. There's a bit of a mess with talk pages and the old links, and the article itself seems poorly sourced. If someone could take a look it would be helpful. I'm also having problems at Mount Gerizim where the editor is insisting that Yahweh must be replaced by Hashem "removed a word that is not allowed to be typed or uttered by Jews or Samaritans and is not appropriate for the article. Instead added the proper term and an explanation." I don't think this is appropriate and am concerned that they may try to make this change elsewhere. Thanks. Doug Weller talk 15:03, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
Compare and contrast Babylonian captivity with Assyrian captivity. The former looks pretty decent, whereas the latter would seem to need some major work. Any thoughts or volunteers? Feline Hymnic ( talk) 15:38, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
There's a discussion going on about whether or not there were pogroms following the Black Death. Please contribute your thoughts at Talk:Antisemitic canard#Contradiction about post-Black Death massacres. Mathglot ( talk) 08:50, 22 April 2019 (UTC)
If you like, share your input at Talk:Tefillin#Section_How_to_put_on_tefillin. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 19:16, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
I found this article today and it has no references at all. If someone has some time, any help cleaning it up would be appreciated. Ktav_Stam. Sir Joseph (talk) 17:58, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
Talk:Orthodox Judaism § Deleting most of the article Please see Talk:Orthodox_Judaism#Deleting_most_of_the_article for a discussion on the Orthodox Judaism article Sir Joseph (talk) 18:00, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
From our article on Australian artist Howard Arkley:
Is this correct usage per WP:MOS or would it be better to rephrase this?
Thanks - 189.122.248.181 ( talk) 02:53, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether Portal:Jerusalem is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The page will be discussed at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Jerusalem until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the page during the discussion, including to improve the page to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the deletion notice from the top of the page. North America 1000 13:52, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
Lag BaOmer is scheduled to be on the main page in a few days but there are a few citation needed tags. Please help reference the page if you have time. Sir Joseph (talk) 14:48, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
Hello, WikiProject Judaism,
I have a question I hope you can help me with. I work a lot with Categories and I'm running into individuals who seem like they are tenuously Jewish but who are categorized as Jewish. One incident had a musician who had one great-grandparent (out of 8 great-grandparents) who was Jewish, there is nothing in the article that says that they thought of themselves as Jewish, there is no information that they practiced or identified as Jewish, but they are in categories of Jewish performers.
I'm happy to have every notable Jewish person have an article on Wikipedia. But this seems like a case of Jewish ancestry and not Jewishness. What do you think? This isn't only a question about Jewishness, it's whether having one great-grandparent of any ethnicity or religion confers that ethnicity upon that person if they don't state that they identify with that heritage. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 00:59, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
This proposed move discussion at Talk:Meir_of_Rothenburg#Proposed_move has been neglected for some months. Any constructive input welcomed, even (especially) if critical. -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 12:50, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
Hi all, please see: Talk:Timeline of LGBT Jewish history#Allegations that Torah true classical scholars supported and implied pro gay themes and memes is ludicrous. What do you say? IZAK ( talk) 23:31, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
Please see: Centralized discussion at Talk:Timeline of LGBT Jewish history#Descended from Baal Shem Tov? Proof please!. Thank you, IZAK ( talk) 19:41, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
Answering this question, made me think we have redlinks for bdieved and lhatchila. Or are there bluelinks I'm not spelling correctly? -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 12:45, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
Please note above discussion. Thank you -- Puzzledvegetable Is it teatime already? 20:07, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
I've just added a few tags to the above article. It is in desperate need of attention. Please see the talk page where I discuss why. -- Puzzledvegetable Is it teatime already? 13:45, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
An article of interest to this project— Expulsion of Jews from Spain—has been proposed for merging from Alhambra decree. Your feedback would be welcome at the merge discussion. Thank you. Mathglot ( talk) 01:02, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
Hi all, Special:Contributions/173.238.231.208 has been adding "Messianic Jews" to the 'Celebrated by' section of the infoboxes for Jewish holidays. (Edit summary: "Messianic Jews also celebrate this Holy Day.") I feel like this is something I should just roll back, but I'm soliciting other opinions in the meantime. Gilded Snail ( talk) 13:48, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
Please become involved in the recent debate at Talk:Sholom Dovber Schneersohn. AddMore-III ( talk) 04:09, 6 August 2019 (UTC)