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rabbi

[rab-ahy] / ˈræb aɪ /
NOUN
clergyman
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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

Pulte and Bemporad, the rabbi, did not, Bemporad says.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

A rabbi was on his way home from a religious study hall in the heavily-Orthodox Pico-Robertson section of Los Angeles in late April when he said he noticed a van driving slowly behind him.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

The chief rabbi of the Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa, Warren Goldstein, was particularly exercised by Pope Leo’s comment that God doesn’t hear the prayers of those who wage war.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

With a mournful melody, it tells of a rabbi teaching the Hebrew alphabet to his young students, just the way I was learning those letters in heder.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

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

Authorities have confirmed that two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl were among the victims.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

The Talmud records a debate among rabbis after the Romans destroyed the holy Temple in the year 70: Should Hanukkah still be celebrated even though its physical center was gone?

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 10, 2025

"We don't go to the army not because we are selfish, but because we try to preserve ourselves, what the Torah tells us and the rabbis tell us," he told AFP.

From Barron's Oct. 30, 2025

Even the rabbinic faculty was split, most of the rabbis voicing their hope for a Jewish state, some of them opposing it, while all of the college faculty seemed to be for it.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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