Rabbi

Definitions

1. The title of a rabbi (a Jewish scholar or teacher); used before or instead of the rabbi's name.
2. A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
3. A Jew who is the leader or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.
4. A senior officer who acts as a mentor.
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Examples

“Next, R. Moskowitz brings us to the Slonimer Rebbe, a late 20th century Hasidic rabbi, who taught that the evil of Esav was that very sense⟳ of completion, the self-perception that he had no need⟳ for growth or further transformation.”

“"Elon Musk is spreading the kind of antisemitism that leads to massacres," reads the decree, which was signed by 164 "rabbis, leaders of Jewish organizations, artists, activists, and academics." "And advertisers are funding the platform that allows him to spread⟳ his ideology to hundreds of millions [of] people."”

“Hoskins? He doesn't have⟳ a better rabbi in the department than that?”

“If I'm ever gonna make⟳ Captain, I need⟳ a good mentor. I need⟳ my rabbi.”

“This past weekend, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach set⟳ off a firestorm with his full-page ad in the New York Times accusing National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice of turning a blind eye to the Rwandan genocide when she was on President Bill Clinton’s national security team in the 1990s.”

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