rabbi
1the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to the role of a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community.: Compare cantor (def. 2).
a title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher.
a Jewish scholar qualified to rule on questions of Jewish law.
any of the Jewish scholars of the 1st to 6th centuries a.d. who contributed to the writing, editing, or compiling of the Talmud.
Slang. a personal patron or adviser, as in business.
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How to use rabbi in a sentence
Lawson felt she could do this more effectively if she had the title “rabbi,” and she wanted to raise awareness of racial and ethnic diversity in the Jewish community.
Lown was born Boruch Latz on June 7, 1921, in Utena, Lithuania, where a grandfather was a rabbi.
Bernard Lown, physician who rallied doctors against nuclear war, dies at 99 | Emily Langer | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostLasry explained that his wife’s uncle, a rabbi at a Milwaukee senior-living center, had called her about having extra, unused doses of the vaccine.
Milwaukee Bucks executive announces run for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin | Matt Bonesteel | February 17, 2021 | Washington Post“There are times we will look at someone eating alone in a restaurant and we feel like we can’t go on,” says Susan Silverman, a rabbi in Israel and one of three older sisters.
Still, by their very history, some rabbis deliver a powerful message.
Praying for the politicians: A new book recounts the history of rabbis in the Capitol | John Kelly | December 9, 2020 | Washington Post
One of my most important mentors was a brilliant and eccentric rabbi from Bethesda, Maryland.
Freundel is also rabbi of the prominent Kesher Israel synagogue in Washington.
Accusations Pile Up on Top D.C. Rabbi Barry Freundel | Steven I. Weiss | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis office let rabbi Yehuda Kolko get away without jail time or registering as a sex offender.
Well, if it's Carrie and her spy-rabbi Saul, courtesy of the inimitable Mandy Patinkin, the answer is: Yes, we still are.
‘Homeland’ Season 4: A Stripped-Down and Surprisingly Badass Return to Form | Marlow Stern | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe remembered one day when rabbi Bodenheimer came outside during recess.
This 'Holy Guy'—and Grandfather of 100—Is Accused of Sexually Abusing a Student | Batya Ungar-Sargon | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, "rabbi, behold the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away."
His Last Week | William E. Bartonrabbi Gamaliel ordered his servant Tobi to bring something good from the market, and he brought a tongue.
The rabbi Effendi had approached the river from a different direction, and that some years before.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigramrabbi Mr. Wigram had needed some trifling repair to his boots, and had accordingly sent them overnight to a cobbler.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramAgain was rabbi Jochanan filled with wonder, but he said naught, and they proceeded on their journey.
British Dictionary definitions for rabbi
/ (ˈræbaɪ) /
(in Orthodox Judaism) a man qualified in accordance with traditional religious law to expound, teach, and rule in accordance with this law
the religious leader of a congregation; the minister of a synagogue
the Rabbis the early Jewish scholars whose teachings are recorded in the Talmud
Origin of rabbi
1- See also Rav
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Cultural definitions for rabbi
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