Yehuda Henkin: what Wikipedia removed
Yehuda Henkin was an Israeli religious Zionist rabbi. In 2020 the opening said: “His son, Rabbi Eitam Henkin, and his daughter-in-law were murdered by Palestinian terrorists on 1 October 2015.” Today the opening covers only his rabbinic writing and title; the word survives once elsewhere in the article, not the opening. A reader today does not learn that Henkin’s son and daughter-in-law were murdered by Palestinian terrorists.
The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2020. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 1. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| terror | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The 2015 terrorist murder of his son and daughter-in-law, dropped from the opening.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 357914788):
Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin was born in 1945 and currently lives in Jerusalem . His father was Hillel Henkin, a Jewish educator in New Haven , CT. Rav Henkin has emerged in the last decade as a major posek with four volumes of responsa titled Bnei Banim (Brooklyn: Lambda Publishers). His other works include A Biblical commentary, Hibah Yeteirah (Brooklyn: Lambda Publishers). Equality Lost: Essays in Torah Commentary, Halacha and Jewish Thought (Urim Publications, 1999) New Interpretations on the Parsha (Ktav, 2001) Qeri’at ha-Torah by Women: Where We Stand Today. ( Edah Journal 1:2, 2001) Responsa on Contemporary Jewish Women’s Issues (Ktav, 2003) Understanding Tzniut: Modern Controversies in …
2025 (revision 1293865842):
Israeli rabbi (1945–2020) Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin ( Hebrew : יהודה הרצל הנקין ; 1945 – 23 December 2020), author of the responsa Benei Banim , was a Religious Zionist and Modern Orthodox posek . ^ Hanau, Shira (24 Dec 2020). “Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin, pioneer of women’s leadership in Orthodoxy, dies” . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . Retrieved 25 Dec 2020 .
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