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Ayen Darke Moshe Hearuch OC 472:3 in name of Terumat Hadeshen and mechaber hilchot kvod rabo [YD] ,re status of gadol hador / chacham muflag , that they are like rabo muvhak .
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R moshe is accepted as qualifying for the above , so the appellation of Reb / or rabbi / or rav , is mandatory in his case, not voluntary, nor depending on readers preference.
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seems to me , based on my experience at least , that in all circles in klal yisrael [from satmar to mizrachi , from hasid to mitnaged , from sefaradi to ashkenazi] , whether they agree on a specific issue or not , this appellation is universally employed.
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Besides for one circle ….
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