rabbinic
adjective
rab·bin·ic
rə-ˈbi-nik 
ra-
variants
or rabbinical
rə-ˈbi-ni-kəl
ra-
1
: of or relating to rabbis or their writings
2
: of or preparing for the rabbinate
3
: comprising or belonging to any of several sets of Hebrew characters simpler than the square Hebrew letters
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Astrology is not a central feature of Jewish practice, though elements similar to it do appear in Jewish mystical tradition and ancient rabbinic sources, including references to the constellations of the Zodiac.
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Still, the idea that ultimately the dead will be resurrected by God is a core aspect of classical rabbinic theology embraced by Orthodox Jews, who make up a larger share of Jews in Israel than in the United States.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
If your image of Old World Jewry comes from Grade’s contemporary Isaac Bashevis Singer, with his kabbalists, dybbuks, and elaborate rabbinic courts, swap in Lithuanian Talmudists conducting self-critique and doing pilpul—close textual analysis—in spartan houses of study.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
According to rabbinic sources, Abraham and his wife Sarah went on to convert a large number of people to Judaism.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Still, the idea that ultimately the dead will be resurrected by God is a core aspect of classical rabbinic theology embraced by Orthodox Jews, who make up a larger share of Jews in Israel than in the United States.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
If your image of Old World Jewry comes from Grade’s contemporary Isaac Bashevis Singer, with his kabbalists, dybbuks, and elaborate rabbinic courts, swap in Lithuanian Talmudists conducting self-critique and doing pilpul—close textual analysis—in spartan houses of study.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
According to rabbinic sources, Abraham and his wife Sarah went on to convert a large number of people to Judaism.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Rabbinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rabbinic. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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