rabbi
- noun
- /ˈræbaɪ/
- The rabbi led the prayers for Yom Kippur, guiding the congregation through the rituals.
- chief rabbi
- rabbi said
- son of a rabbi
There are hundreds of thousands of rabbis all over the area.
- There are hundreds of thousands of rabbis all over the area.
- I've talked to the UK chief rabbi, the Poland chief rabbi.
- But I got to tell you, I've been a rabbi now for decades.
- They are priests, they are rabbis, they are teachers, they are coaches.
- Well, today I talk science around that with Rabbi Simon Jacobson.
- They'll send actually instead the chief rabbi and the Board of Deputies.
- What happened is that Doug would not hire that rabbi to do his grandfather's funeral.
- Here is the secret to stand out in a crowd from Rabbi Simon Jacobson.
- Today I sit down with a rabbi to talk about having ambition.
- So immediately the rabbi says I'm going to help him.
- That was, quote, Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg.
- No, the big rabbi of IDF, of Israeli Defence Forces.
- And let's call in a rabbi and do some virtue studying.
- And he sat next to a spiritual advisor, a guy called Rabbi Shmruli Botek.
- So we're going to be talking to Rabbi Stephen Leder, that's spelled LEDER.
- Ambassadors, ladies and gentlemen, Chief Rabbi, a very warm welcome to you and your new role.
- During that time you have also Jerusalem, the rabbi's that are going to sacrifice the red heifer.
- And I think Rabbi Sharon did an unbelievable job in teeing this up.
- You're the perfect person to ask this question, Rabbi.
- He said to me, becoming a rabbi doesn't mean you have to like the Jewish people.
Examples
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Today I sit down with a rabbi to talk about having ambition.
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The resting place of the holy rabbi would be impossible to find without a guide.
Academic text (2008) -
So he revealed himself to the rabbi as he had never done to Bill.
Fiction book (1991) -
And I think Rabbi Matt would be there as well.
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And someone get a rabbi down here to bless this chicken.
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There is a rabbi on board, notify him, will you?
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There are hundreds of thousands of rabbis all over the area.
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But I got to tell you, I've been a rabbi now for decades.
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I'm a very progressive type of rabbi.
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Before the Second World War, he was the rabbi of a medium-sized town in Hungary.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
A Jewish religious leader who guides a Hasidic community
A title given long ago to respected Jewish teachers and scholars
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rabbi comes from the Hebrew word rav meaning 'master' and the ending -i meaning 'my', so it originally meant 'my master' or 'my teacher'. That's why a rabbi is a Jewish religious teacher and leader who guides the community.