Talk:Solomon Dwek

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Rabbi?[edit]

By what standard is this man to be considered an Orthodox rabbi? He has never received Semikhah (Hebrew: סמיכה), the ritual of rabbinic ordination which is required for the title of rabbi by Orthodox Jews. I know him personally, spoke with him on a couple of occasions, was a classmate of his cousin of same title, and in my life I have never heard him addressed as "Rabbi".

So on what objective basis does the article confer on him the title of Rabbi? I don't think that even the media has referred to him as a rabbi, only the son of one, and a Google News search with the exact text of "Rabbi Solomon Dwek" does not pull up a single instance of this appearing in the news archive [1]

The only web results that do appear are those coming from less than objective blog posts, by individuals that appear to have an ax to grind when it comes to the topic of Orthodox Jews. I think it does a disservice to besmirch the titles of 'Rabbi' and 'Orthodox' to associate this one wayward individual with other upright, law-abiding Orthodox Rabbis and Jews.

On this less than objective basis, I am once again removing this superfluous, miscategorized designation of "Rabbi". Iceberg18 (talk) 15:02, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

5 Syrian Jewish Religious Leaders[edit]

Only three of the Syrian Jewish men arrested were religious leaders that lead congregations. Two of them do not in any capacity deserve this title, are laypersons who work regular jobs, are not "employed" in religious work, and are certainly not considered "religious leaders" by anyone who actually knows them, as I do. Iceberg18 (talk) 15:16, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Orthodox Jewish descent[edit]

Hello. I don't think anybody can be “of Sephardic Syrian Orthodox Jewish descent”. Orthodox, which means, religious, is not hereditary, as far as I know. Most Jews alive today are of “... Orthodox Jewish descent”, as most Jews used to be very religious (orthodox) until not so long ago. As it is not my turf, I'd rather not change it myself, but would somebody please do it. Thanks, ajnem (talk) 12:22, 2 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong date[edit]

The second line under the "arrest" heading has a sentencing hearing taking place on 2/29/10, which is not possible, as 2010 was not a leap year. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.123.14.110 (talk) 17:31, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. —Offenbach (talk) 06:06, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

why is his ethnicity listed in the opening of the article[edit]

Al Capone, for instance, is not described (in the first few sentences of the article about him) as an Italian Catholic felon. Why is this felon's ethnicity listed before any of his crimes? Is his ethnicity pertinent to the crimes he committed? This wording should be removed or at least moved farther down within the article. I have no beef with his ethnicity being identified - just how it's done in this article. Not my article so I don't feel I should amend it.