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Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art[edit]

First off, I apologize for the spam. You are receiving this message because you have indicated that you are in Southern California or interested in Southern California topics (either via category or WikiProject).

I would like to invite you to the Los Angeles edition of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art, a photography scavenger hunt to be held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on Saturday, February 28, 2009, from 1:00 to 7:00 PM. All photos are intended for use in Wikipedia articles or on Wikimedia Commons. There will be a prize available for the person who gets the most photos on the list.

If you don't like art, why not come just to meet your fellow Wikipedians. Apparently, we haven't had a meetup in this area since June 2006!

If you are interested in attending, please add your name to Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art#Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Please make a note if you are traveling to the area (train or plane) and need transportation, which can probably be arranged via carpool, but we need time to coordinate. Lodging is as of right now out of scope, but we could discuss that if enough people are interested.

Thank you and I hope to see you there! howcheng {chat} 00:20, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Vandal[edit]

Thanks for the notification. I'll watchlist him and protect the page if he does it again. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :D} 17:34, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Chaim Aryeh Pam[edit]

A tag has been placed on Chaim Aryeh Pam requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Siyum_on_kesubos.JPG[edit]

Do you mean to his right? Enigma^msg 06:08, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, you're right. I corrected it. My Right/Left Confusion is acting up again. --רח"ק | Talk | Contribs 07:03, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just recently heard about this condition, actually. I had no idea of its existence until just recently, nor its prevalence. Enigma^msg 07:12, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it's like dyslexia which although in its most serious form isn't so common, a large amount of people do have dyslexic episodes at some points in their life. You yourself have probably experienced it. --רח"ק | Talk | Contribs 07:16, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Various points[edit]

Thanks for your message. I haven't had talk page activity in a while :-)

I merged the article you started, U-Ba Le-Tzion, into Uva Letzion, which was created much earlier but contained much less info. The latter term is definitely the more commonly used, not to mention more grammatically correct (beged kefet after vav conjunction). (Knowing you, you probably knew the article existed, but opted to create a new one with a strange spelling to add it to your "List of articles I created" on your user page! Only kidding...)

And now for some Haiku on the topic of your comments...

Pulling out his key,

To the shiur room door he walks,

And opens the door.

-Yoshikura Han, Yu Dynasty (not to be confused with the Captain of Cyrogenics)

Cheers and see you soon (probably before you read this)! Keyed In (talk) 16:32, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Underscores[edit]

they are unnecessary. Nerguy (talk) 16:06, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

lol. they are so unneccessary that you had to edit the articles in order to removed them, they aren't visible from actual article? not that i care anyways. Gut Moyd--רח"ק | Talk | Contribs 16:17, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe I was a little to bored.Gut Moyd.Nerguy (talk) 21:53, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ezrat Torah[edit]

I am no longer a member of said neighborhood, as can be found here. However, I did have this idea a short time ago. Since no article for the neighborhood exists on the Hebrew Wikipedia, I would need to do research of the sort of which I lack sufficient time. Maybe one day... Keyed In (talk) 10:55, 16 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi![edit]

Good to hear from you! We should shmooze once in a while...it's not the same without you here! P.S. I edited your post to remove personal info. For now, I prefer to remain as anonymous as possible ;) Keyed In (talk) 07:02, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rueven Chaim im mamash nispoel[edit]

ur harchovas hadaas is astounding, naftali —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.98.156.199 (talk) 14:24, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Naftali who? If it's whom I think it is, then Mazel Tov. ;) Sorry I couldn't cum to your vort. I'm flattered by your comments. --רח"ק | Talk | Contribs 17:47, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs[edit]

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i need your street addres to send u an invitation[edit]

my email is nkassorla@gmail.com. also how do i get in touch with paretzky, ur page of his zaide didnt give over that info. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nafi (talk • contribs) 21:48, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Check your email... רח"ק | Talk | Contribs 23:24, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Shachne Zohn[edit]

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Please see my comments on Talk:Shachne Zohn. Thanks. --רח"ק | Talk | Contribs 23:12, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rabbinic Kohanim[edit]

Dear Rachack, I'm still relatively new, and tried to find the place where you posted the reason you nominated the category, "rabbinic kohanim" for deletion, and listed your reason, but couldn't find it. My comment is that if there is a category for "rabbinic levites," it does not make sense NOT to have a similar category for "rabbinic kohanim," since they are similar sub-categories of the larger categories, kohanim and levites. I think it is useful to have both. Floridarabbi (talk) 00:39, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, I forgot to post my reason. The reason is because it is an aribitrary form of categorizing because the fact that one is a Kohen or Levi has nothing to do with the fact that he is a Rabbi. It would be like making a catagory for Rabbis with white beards and Rabbis with black beards. So, I would feel that the Rabbinic Levites catagory should also be deleted. --רח"ק | Talk | Contribs 03:57, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, again, Rachack! I disagree (although not vehemently!). :) As you know, rabbis who are Kohanim have certain rights and restrictions that those who are not do not have -- but I guess my main point would be that this is not really as much a category of rabbis as it is a sub-category of Kohanim. If one wanted to study Kohanim in today's world, I think it would be interesting to learn which of them have become rabbis, especially since one of the responsibilities of the Kohen, according to the Bible, was to be a teacher: the person who taught what was pure vs impure, and by extension, what was right vs wrong. By the way, if it did not end up being a teeny-weeny category, it might be interesting to have one for rabbis who are chaplains, since one function of the kohen in the Bible was to go out to war with the Israelite soldiers, a role that was the precursor of the modern chaplain in some ways. Whether a rabbi has a white beard or black beard would not affect the rabbi's actions, but being a kohen would, from not being able to enter a cemetery to being able to duchen -- and be "in line" for the role of High Priest should, as some believe, the time returns when the Temple is rebuilt. What do you think about my thoughts? Floridarabbi (talk) 12:47, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

good point floridarabbi, the torah clearly makes that connection between being a kohen and being a מורה הוראה=rabbi, i fail to see the reason why this should be questioned for deletion..--Marecheth Ho'eElohuth (talk) 20:34, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Again[edit]

Hi! I still exist! What's up? Azrich (talk) 22:08, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for heads up[edit]

that the category kohanim contributors.. is under discussion--Marecheth Ho'eElohuth (talk) 20:31, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi[edit]

Thanks for the good wishes. It's great to hear from you. But please, don't put references to my real name on wikipedia! I really would rather not have my identity divulged at this time. Thanks, Keyed In (talk) 09:34, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Check out my Talk page history for what Oversight did last time, and maybe by the time you get this they will have responded to my second request for oversight! ;) Kol tuv, Keyed In (talk) 09:46, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, we've responded :) Rachack - I know you guys know each other, but User:Keyed In doesn't want his real identity to appear on Wikipedia. Best off not mentioning it if possible - Alison ^❤ 09:51, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

!!!מזל טוב[edit]

!!!!מזל טוב --Azrich (talk) 18:46, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File permission problem with File:Rav zilbershtien.jpg[edit]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Gershon Weisenfeld[edit]

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Ugh[edit]

Sorry about that; on Special:NewPages I was aiming for the page above it (now deleted), which was about a 5 year old "musician", and I must have gotten yours by accident. I hate when I do that. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:20, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's okay. No problem. רח"ק | Talk | Contribs 20:29, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Gershon Wiesenfeld for deletion[edit]

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2 awards for you![edit]

Hi Rachak: Congratulations on the two awards I have given you in recognition of your incredible contributions to articles relating to Torah Judaism and for never giving up. I hope you don't mind that I placed them directly on your user page. May you go from strength to strength. If you like, see the roster of editors I have honored at User:IZAK/awards given by IZAK and your place there now. Mazel Tov! Most sincerely, IZAK (talk) 09:30, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. 98.149.113.6 (talk) 23:52, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik article[edit]

Help with Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik article Hi Rachack: Could you please help out with the following request that I received, thanks. IZAK (talk) 08:33, 27 January 2011 (UTC):[reply]

"Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik: Howdy. I've come across and appreciated your work on rabbinical biographies before, and in my usual process of trying to add sources to unreferenced biographies of living people I came across this article. I've been having some trouble finding reliable, secondary sources to verify/establish notability, although it sure looks like he would be independently notable with a bit of sourcing. I had been considering replacing the article with a redirect to Brisk_tradition_and_Soloveitchik_dynasty#Rabbi_Meshulam_Dovid_Soloveitchik, but when I noticed you'd been the original author, I figured I'd ask you if you could suggest/add something you consider appropriate and reliable first, so, any suggestions? References absolutely need not be in English, but I'm personally limited to reading English myself. Thanks in advance, --j⚛e decker ^talk 20:41, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm making more progress after recognizing an alternate spelling, so feel free to pass on this if you wish, although sourcing improvements are always welcome. All the best, --j⚛e decker ^talk 00:42, 27 January 2011 (UTC)"[reply]

Do you still need help with this? --רח"ק | Talk | Contribs 16:57, 11 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, Yoninah did an great job polishing up the references there. Obviously you're welcome to improve things too if you can spot any problems, but it looks in great shape to me. Thanks for the offer, though, and let me know if I can ever be of assistance! Best, --joe decker ^{talk to me} 17:06, 11 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Aharon Lopiansky[edit]

I have responded on my own talk page.Nerguy (talk) 13:48, 15 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

MfD nomination of User:Rachack/Shachne Zohn[edit]

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LA-area Meetup: Saturday, November 19[edit]

	National Archives Backstage Pass at the Reagan Library
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