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rabbi

[rab-ahy] / ˈræb aɪ /
NOUN
clergyman
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The Jewish community at a synagogue where two men were killed in 2025 feels less safe now than it did immediately after the attack, its rabbi has said almost one year on.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Religious leaders present in Blue Ash on Sunday also included women serving as a Jewish rabbi, a Baptist minister and a Muslim chaplain.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Abrishami is one of about 60 active synagogues in Iran, for which Gerami serves as chief rabbi.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

It’s been anything but in this “melting pot where nothing melted,” to quote the rabbi whose eulogy sets Kushner’s “Angels in America” in motion.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Sometime during the inning, I walked over behind the rabbi and looked over his shoulder at the book he was reading.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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

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

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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