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rabbi

[rab-ahy] / ˈræb aɪ /
NOUN
clergyman
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Pulte and Bemporad, the rabbi, did not, Bemporad says.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

“I was yelling for help at the top of my lungs,” the rabbi said.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

And apart from a rabbi and a retired Catholic archbishop, almost all the 20 listed "faith leaders" who will speak are evangelical Protestants.

From Barron's May 17, 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

“Say, who was that rabbi on the bench? Is he a coach or something?”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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

"All the rabbis together, under the banner of our Chabat house of Bondi, to which Eli dedicated his life, we are going to gather in Bondi Beach," he said.

From BBC Dec. 17, 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

Some ultra-Orthodox rabbis fear that conscription will make young people less religious, but others accept that those who do not study holy texts full-time can enlist.

From Barron's Oct. 30, 2025

Then he stirred and said softly, “Reuven, do you know what the rabbis tell us God said to Moses when he was about to die?”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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