rebbe

Examples

• All

• All the Jews of the street ran through the backyards to the Sampolne Rebbe.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Since he's a Hasid, his rebbe got into the act as well.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I had to speak to this rebbe a couple of times on the phone.

  Fiction book (1991)

• When they returned to London Bridge, the rebbe was waiting at the sign of the porridge pot.

  Fiction book (2001)

• By this time, the Sampolne Rebbe was carrying a child in one arm.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Rebbe Shapir wants to know where you got this.

  The Possession (2012)

• I'll take you to see my father, the Rebbe Shapir, but I must tell you, he's traditional.

  The Possession (2012)

• Long before the war had started, Jews had considered the Sampolne Rebbe something of a scatterbrain.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The will of the Shomrei Emunim Rebbe, Avrohom Chaim Roth, was read Saturday night.

  Blog text (28)

• Many Hasidic families turn to their rebbe for guidance and support in their spiritual lives.

Synonyms

R

rabbi

vsrebbe

115 4.4

A Jewish religious leader who teaches people and leads services

focuses more on spiritual leadership within the Hasidic community rather than legal rulings

T

tzaddik

vsrebbe

1 9.9

A Jewish leader who gives spiritual guidance and shows great goodness

is the community spiritual leader role in Hasidic practice rather than a moral ideal

R

rabban

vsrebbe

• Archaic

9.9

A title given long ago to respected Jewish teachers and scholars

is a living spiritual teacher within a current Hasidic community, not an ancient title

Surface Forms

Etymology