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Semitic neopaganism[edit]

I need help on the Semitic neopaganism page. It is being repeatedly vandalized, over a years long period, by someone who has a grudge against one of the listed groups. This page is about modern day groups that have neo-pagan beliefs, and are open about it (for instance, openly discussing their beliefs and the gods they pray to by printing prayerbooks, siddurs, discussing them on websites and in interviews.) But one Wikipedia editor is censoring this position, apparently trying to present one modern day neopagan group (Kohenet) as if perhaps they were Orthodox Jews. They aren't. Members of Kohenet offer prayers to Anat, Asherah, Lilith, and other deities. I do understand the the person opposing me wishes that Kohenet were Orthodox Jews, but they simply aren't. Wikipedia needs to be a place for groups are described accurately. We can't falsely write about Protestant Christians as if they are really Catholic; we can't write about neo-pagan Wiccans as if they are Muslims, etc. We merely need to be accurate. Thank you for your time. RK (talk)

KosherSwitch[edit]

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)

Talk:613_commandments#Sourcing[edit]

Can someone please help out at Talk:613_commandments#Sourcing? Thanks. Sir Joseph (talk) 18:47, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Nominated Hannukah for GA[edit]

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)

Some help on Israel Isserlein, please[edit]

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)

Articles on Tractates of the Talmud[edit]

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)

biography notability[edit]

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)

The article would be called Mordechai Aderet (without the title). Minor local notoriety only. Small number of incidents. I don't think this man meets the general notability guidelines. JFW | T@lk 12:54, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

Featured quality source review RFC[edit]

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. --IznoRepeat (talk) 21:34, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

Hungarian Jewish groups[edit]

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 Crystal 128 penguin.png Just tell me... 16:11, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

Discussion on a police investigation into antisemitism in the UK Labour party[edit]

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)