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rabbi

[rab-ahy] / ˈræb aɪ /
NOUN
clergyman
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Others begin awkwardly and end well: Mr. David playing an Orthodox rabbi elected to the 1903 Detroit city council who, after one of America’s first auto accidents, becomes a blood donor to Henry Ford.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Pulte and Bemporad, the rabbi, did not, Bemporad says.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

Crime victims like the Pico-Robertson rabbi say they just want to feel safe.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

And apart from a rabbi and a retired Catholic archbishop, almost all the 20 listed "faith leaders" who will speak are evangelical Protestants.

From Barron's May 17, 2026

This is what drove Maimonides, the twelfth-century rabbi, to write a tome to reconcile the Semitic, Eastern Bible with the Greek, Western philosophy that permeated Europe.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

May 20, 2026A previous version of this story stated the homes of two Kehillat Israel rabbis had burned in the fire.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

But the recent surge has prompted criticism from influential rabbis, settler leaders and even military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, who described the attacks as "morally and ethically unacceptable".

From Barron's Apr. 2, 2026

The children of the two rabbis who were killed lit another.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2025

The Talmud records a debate among rabbis after the Romans destroyed the holy Temple in the year 70: Should Hanukkah still be celebrated even though its physical center was gone?

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 10, 2025

It was a rigidly Orthodox school, with services three times a day and with European-trained rabbis, many of them in long, dark coats, all of them bearded.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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