User talk:Hayim Malkhasy

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Speedy deletion of Letter to the Falashas
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Abraham Kefeli
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Hi!
Hi! I see you've been making some nice contributions to the articles about Karaite Judaism and I just wanted to say hello to you, and thank you. I've been working on some of the same articles. I really think we need more information about Karaite Judaism on the English language Wikipedia, because IMO it seems to be an important part of preserving and continuing to develop Jewish cultural history. I have quite a bit of experience not only on English language Wikipedia, but on WikiEducator and Wikiversity as well.

I am a Rabbanite by birth and upbringing and Ashkenazi by ethnicity, but I believe in interpreting the Torah according to its plain meaning, don't think the Talmud and other rabbinic works have the force of law and am skeptical of the Mishnah. I grew up affiliated with the Conservative movement, which has made many reforms to the Rabbinic tradition but IMO does not give it enough of a theological challenge or apply a uniform enough standard of interpretation across all passages. Where are you located? I am in Brooklyn, New York, USA. The USA has the largest community of Jews outside Israel, many of whom are non-Orthodox and antirabbinic like me, and I suspect I am not alone in my beliefs. But most of them have not heard of Karaism and English-language Karaite resources are very hard to find. Perhaps we can collaborate on some articles? For example, there still seems to be plenty of bias and misinformation in the articles about early Karaite scholars, which is obvious even to someone who doesn't know the area. I have tried to help a bit with Anan ben David, but I don't know enough to really correct the bias and inaccuracies. There is quite a bit missing from the biographies of the other scholars, most of which have a similar bias.

Also, Szapszal's letter to the Ethiopian Jews (which you added) was really interesting. Do you know how the Ethiopian Jews responded? What do you think of Szapszal, as a person and as a leader? I've read and heard very mixed things about him, but can't find enough unbiased information to decide for myself. Also, did he really write the letter in English? In addition I think the letter belongs on Wikisource, the wiki for primary sources, rather than Wikipedia.

If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask. And don't be intimidated about the messages you've got. I had those same kinds of things too when I was just starting out. --AFriedman (talk) 02:14, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Hayim Malkhasy
A tag has been placed on Hayim Malkhasy 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. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. &lt;&gt;Multi-Xfer&lt;&gt; (talk) 00:26, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

September 2009
Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself. Please use the template on the page instead if you disagree with the deletion, and make your case on the page's. &lt;&gt;Multi-Xfer&lt;&gt; (talk) 00:30, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Letter to the Falashas
I have nominated Letter to the Falashas, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Letter to the Falashas. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. &lt;&gt;Multi-Xfer&lt;&gt; (talk) 00:32, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Please stop removing speedy deletion notices from pages that you have created yourself. If you continue, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. ''Stop removing the speedy deletion template. If you wish to contest the deletion, please follow the instructions above.'' &lt;&gt;Multi-Xfer&lt;&gt; (talk) 01:08, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Hayim Malkhasy.jpg listed for deletion
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New biographies
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Copyright status of Abraham Kefeli
From Coren's talk page: ''Shalom, I read your notice that you found the similar info that I put into "Abraham Kefeli" in an other site. Thus, I am the member of the International Institute of the Crimean Karaites, and I have all Copy Rights given me by the director of the Institute Prof. Dr. Valentin Kefeli. Moreover, Abraham Kefeli is my friend.''


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 * If you need any help, you can create a new section here and add helpme below, along with your query, and someone will be along shortly to assist you. Alternatively, you can also leave me a message on my talk page. Best, MLauba (talk) 07:03, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Your recent addition has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences or images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. ''Until you can demonstrate that you do have permission to use the material as described above (see WP:PERMISSION), you may not re-add the copyrighted material to the Abraham Kefeli page. Persisting in doing so will lead to a removal of editing privileges the next time.'' MLauba (talk) 18:23, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Letter to the Falashas
Hi,

The recent AfD discussion about this article concluded that the text of the letter itself should be transwikied to wikisource. In order to do that, the admins need to know "details of the translation, at least a year, preferably the translator's name and basic details as well." Would you happen to have this information so we can go forward? Once the text itself is moved to wikisource, the article itself may be worth rewriting to explain what the letter is about and how it is significant to Karaite Judaism. Thanks, MLauba (talk) 15:30, 13 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Have you been able to address this request? It would be a shame to have the document deleted and have your efforts go to waste.  All we need is evidence that the translation is in the public domain.  If the translation was from the text quoted, then that is sufficient to progress.  Please get back to me on my talk page if you wish for me to assist. billinghurst  sDrewth  14:53, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Could you provide the original Russian text to this article please. It is very interesting. Thank you. 109.144.166.27 (talk) 09:26, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

File:Haham Gershom.jpg listed for deletion
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File:Hakham Avraam Kefeli2.jpg listed for deletion
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Proposed deletion of Abraham Kefeli


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Proposed deletion of File:Hayim Malkhasy 2008.jpg


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