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The rabbi leads the group through the first portion of prayers.
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David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Three people have been sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) after being convicted of the premeditated murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Kogan, 28, an ultra-Orthodox rabbi, ran a kosher grocery store in the city of Dubai, where Israelis have flocked for commerce and tourism since the two countries forged diplomatic ties in the 2020 Abraham Accords.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
The rabbi was sitting in the back of his church, wearing his yarmulke, during Sherman’s first Christmas Eve service about 20 years ago, enjoying the music.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
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David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Three people have been sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) after being convicted of the premeditated murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Kogan, 28, an ultra-Orthodox rabbi, ran a kosher grocery store in the city of Dubai, where Israelis have flocked for commerce and tourism since the two countries forged diplomatic ties in the 2020 Abraham Accords.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
The rabbi was sitting in the back of his church, wearing his yarmulke, during Sherman’s first Christmas Eve service about 20 years ago, enjoying the music.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Rabbi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rabbi. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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rabbi
noun
rab·bi
ˈrab-ˌī 
1
: master entry 1 sense 1a, teacher
—used as a term of address for Jewish religious leaders
2
: a professionally trained leader of a Jewish congregation
rabbinic
adjective
rə-ˈbin-ik
ra-
or rabbinical
-i-kəl
Etymology
Old English rabbi "term of address used for Jewish religious leaders," from Latin rabbi (same meaning), from Greek rhabbi (same meaning), from Hebrew rabbī "my master," from rabh "master" and the suffix -ī "my"
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