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rabbi

[rab-ahy] / ˈræb aɪ /
NOUN
clergyman
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Last Rosh Hashanah, my rabbi took up the issue of faith in a room of roughly 2,000 Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Getzy Markowitz, a rabbi who works in the area, said the shooting took place in a community with multiple Jewish institutions, including educational centers and a food bank.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

Earlier this year, Lion moved into an adjacent home, and the rabbi said that tensions began to rise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

The rabbi for the modern-day yeshiva declined to comment to the BBC.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

The yeshiva team was very quiet and the rabbi had begun to chew his lip.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Gerami said the alliance of rabbis in Muslim countries, which range from Albania to Nigeria to Uzbekistan, helps to put his situation in perspective.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Rabbi Daniel Sher, also of Kehillat Israel, said he received texts from rabbis across the city encouraging him to bask in the moment.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Of Chicago rabbi Abraham Heschel, bringing 15 other white rabbis down to Selma, Ala., in 1964 at the request of King, where their arrest made headlines — which translated to political pressure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

Specialised units were on the ground, including rabbis, search teams and dental experts equipped with mobile X-ray machines, they added.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

He saw priests, also, and people he assumed were ministers and rabbis and Muslim clergy.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer




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