Rav

/ rav; ræv /

noun

1. a rabbi who is a person's religious mentor, or one to whom questions are addressed for authoritative decision
2. the title preferred by many orthodox rabbis to distinguish them from the clergy of other brands of Judaism

Example Sentences

Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, and Juan Cifuentes, 33, from north London, were found in the shell of a Toyota Rav 4 on 14 July.

From BBC

Mr Sors said he believed a British man had rented the car, a black Danish-registered Toyota Rav 4, at an airport in Denmark hours before the bodies were discovered in the Fosie industrial area of Malmö.

From BBC

As Rav Amiel notes, the prioritization of establishing Jewish sovereignty in the land of Israel over all else can lead quickly to the annulment of other obligations toward God and toward other human beings.

From Slate

But Rav Amiel cautioned that the bracketing of the word “revenge” with two names of God is meant not as a celebration of vengeance—but rather as a restriction of it.

From Slate

In a Torah commentary in his collection, Hegyonot el Ami, Rav Amiel considers the commandment to place one’s Chanukah menorah outside, where it can be seen by passersby, but not more than 20 cubits above ground.

From Slate