re: Chaim Walder: Busting Some Myths

In response to Friday’s article, a reader writes:

I wouldn’t compare Chaim Walder’s rabbi-hood or lack thereof to that of Deri or Gafni.

Deri, for whatever shortcomings he may or may not have, is a very learned individual. I wouldn’t at all be surprised if he has semichah, though that is irrelevant.
Gafni was a rosh kollel. A certain great Torah personality forced him to drop it and enter politics. If they weren’t politicians, I would certainly call them “Rabbi.”
Walder, on the other hand…

End.

And just like that, I started suspecting all Rosh Kollel’s…

To be fair, yes those were poor examples. But my point still stands (using other names).