Talk:Yitzhak Aharon Korff

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Citation Needed[edit]

Fine that it comes from the book. Refer to that in the article by providing proper references.--Meshulam 04:53, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Needs specification and citation for the various degrees suggested! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.122.64.220 (talk) 02:14, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is common knowledge in the community for the last 30 years, and is also in the book, as well as in the Harvard University Alumni Directory (2000), Columbia University Alumni Directory (1985), The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Alumni Directory (1999), etc. --69.33.211.117 (talk) 10:54, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also Boston University Alumni Directory (2000)and BU Law School Alumni. I've seen the alumnus award and certification from the Rabbinical Schools which are public access in the downtown Boston synagogue and are also in the book and public knowledge. --69.33.211.117 (talk) 11:05, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what 168.122.64.220's problem is but is common knowledge that he's been the City's Chaplain for a lot of years, long before I came to Boston. It is in the Meshivas book, on the rebbe.org website, I've seen his car with the label and the blue lights and siren, I called the Boston Police Department and Boston Fire Department and the Mayor's Office. Lastly, I found this online - Minutes of the Boston City Council Meeting week of February 8, 2009 with "Grand Rabbi Y. A. Korff, Chaplain for City of Boston" delivering the invocation:

"A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Boston was held in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, City Hall at 12:10 on Wednesday, February 11 Councillors Present: President Ross in the Chair..

Clergy: Grand Rabbi Y.A. Korff, Chaplain for City of Boston, delivered the invocation and the meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance to the flag." (You can go to http://www.cityofboston.gov/cityclerk/hearing/see.asp?type=mn and search minutes for the week of 2/8/2009 --69.33.211.117 (talk) 11:22, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal: 1. Please correlate degrees with universities and specify the subject of the degrees. For example, Ph.D. in mathematics from Columbia university.

  2. Suggest adding the article "a" in front of Chaplain.

1. I can't follow it all, but according to the sources I looked at there is a BA in philosophy and psychology from Columbia, an MA, MALD, PHD in international relations, law and diplomacy, and international law from The Fletcher School and Harvard University jointly, a GRes from Harvard Divinity School (whatever that is), a JD a Hebrew College BJE and an LLM in law from BU, and so on - don't you think that gets a little unwieldy to spell it all out rather than just summarize? And listing everything and correlating really overblows it. 2. According to the City Council and the Mayor's office he is not "a" but "the" Chaplain for the City, working with the Catholic and Protestant chaplains for different departments but he's for all departments. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.33.211.117 (talk) 17:06, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

His name[edit]

BS"D

His name is Yitzchok Ahron, not Yitzhak Aharon. --Shaul avrom 01:00, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Suicide[edit]

I know his ex-wife, and i know that he commited suicide a few years back. I don't know much about it, but I or someone else should look into it. --Geowhiz1010 22:01, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Father?[edit]

Who was his father and how does he link to the Besht's family?--Klezmer (talk) 14:20, 31 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

His father was Rabbi Menachem Nochum Korff, son of the previous Rebbeh, R. Yaakov Yisroel of Zvil-Medzhibozh son of R. Mordechai of Medzhibozh etc. back to Boruch. I saw it on the website (Rebbe.org) and it's at the Medzhibozh dynasty page. --ChosidFrumBirth (talk) 16:41, 31 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I understand the link now, but I don't see his name listed in either place mentioned. On the Medzh dynasty page it seems to skip a generation. --Klezmer (talk) 07:00, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It did that lots of times in Hasidus, like the Boyaner of today, Baal Shem Tov to Boruch, etc. that the Rebistriva goes from a grandfather to a grandson even though the son/father in between was a Rov but didn't become or accept being Rebbe for some reason. --ChosidFrumBirth (talk) 14:10, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Information about his past as Ira Korff with Shari Redstone[edit]

This information really needs to be added to the article, as the current omission is a serious violation of WP:NPOV. Other than the Shari Redstone note, it gives little indication as to his past, which is very, very different from that of a standard Hasidic rebbe. DemocraticLuntz (talk) 21:33, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I just added his birth/legal name (Ira Korff) and sources. 64.134.64.190 (talk) 19:33, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sources needed for each degree he's earned[edit]

Please add sources for each degree he has earned. 64.134.64.190 (talk) 19:32, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Each of the schools confirm it but where do you find online sources for that? I suppose someone could ask him for copies of the degrees, but who knows if he'd cooperate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.195.144.134 (talk) 22:10, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from removing his birth/legal name + source(s)[edit]

204.195.144.134 (talk · contribs), please refrain from removing Korff's birth/legal name (Ira A. Korff). The sources I've added clearly call him his birth/legal name (also, that's the name he is known as publicly in non-religious publications such as the Los Angeles Times, Businessweek.com, and Boston Magazine).

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yitzhak_Aharon_Korff&diff=703256695&oldid=703256469

Thanks. 64.134.64.190 (talk) 20:02, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I thought his birth name was Yitzchok but they used Ira on documents because of the difficulty, so some still use Ira and others Yitzchok. Either way now we have both listed. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.195.144.134 (talk) 22:11, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No source (such as a news article) says that Ira Korff's legal name is Yitzchok. If you have a source that says that, please post it. In contrast, I have posted sources that call him "Ira Korff" and "Ira A. Korff". Thank you. 64.134.64.190 (talk) 22:14, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]