rabbinic
- adjective
- /ræˈbɪnɪk/
- His teachings were deeply rooted in rabbinic tradition and emphasized the importance of community.
- rabbinic tradition
- Rabbinic literature
- rabbinic midrash
Examples
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In the eighteenth century, a bitter split developed between Rabbinic and Hasidic Judaism in Eastern Europe.
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But beginning in the Rabbinic period and onward, they are treated with ambivalence.
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According to a rabbinic tradition, the entire Torah was written on them.
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I'm at the rabbinic program up at JTS.
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A compelling illustration of these disputes is found in rabbinic literature.
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On the Israeli side, the religious parties and rabbinic leaders themselves remain steadfast against compromise.
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But in many ways, the Eldridge Street congregation displayed a decided independence from rabbinic authority.
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I am still amazed by the wisdom of my rabbinic teachers in response to the Shoah.
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Later rabbinic texts discuss which biblical verses capture the essence of the Torah.
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As a result of the dispersion of Iberian Jews and conversos, Rabbinic doctrines and literature were disseminated throughout Europe.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
Relating to the religion or culture of people who follow Judaism
Relating to Jewish religious teachers and their writings
About the Talmud, the Jewish book of law and teaching
Relating to Jewish people, their culture, and their religion
Relating to Jewish people, their culture or religion
About Jewish religion and its practices
Relating to Jewish beliefs, practices, or culture
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rabbinic comes from rabbi, a Hebrew word that means 'my teacher' or 'master'. So, rabbinic describes things that belong to rabbis or to their teaching and Jewish law.