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rabbi

[rab-ahy] / ˈræb aɪ /
NOUN
clergyman
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Questioned on Mirvis's comments, Miliband said: "I don't agree with the chief rabbi, someone whom I have great respect."

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Jane successfully used her contacts at Fischer Travel, an ultraluxury membership-only agency, and around the chief rabbi of Moscow, to bring Allan home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

Earlier this year, Lion moved into an adjacent home, and the rabbi said that tensions began to rise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

The rabbi was sitting quietly, reading his book.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

In an open letter, signed by more than 150 filmmakers, academics, writers and even a few rabbis, the group denounced “the outrageous smear campaign against our respected colleague Mark Ruffalo.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Gerami said the alliance of rabbis in Muslim countries, which range from Albania to Nigeria to Uzbekistan, helps to put his situation in perspective.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

But some rabbis turned to online video readings of the Megillah in order to follow army orders while still respecting the religious requirements of the holiday.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

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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