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And as the bodies start to pile up, the good rabbi and his spouse, Hindy (Alona Tal; Burn Notice), must learn to protect themselves for the sake of their family and congregants, one of whom is a Holocaust survivor (Christopher Lloyd; Back to the Future).
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Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
For years Sarna urged students to consider writing a history of the rebbetzin, or the rabbi’s wife, and the quiet but important influence such women had on their communities.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2025
After the rabbi said some words, their son and daughter spoke, the latter stepping forward to address the hole in the ground, as if the finally mute Harold could hear her.
—Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
The fact that our rabbi traveled to Selma and stood shoulder to shoulder with the leaders of the Civil Rights movement was inspirational.
—Dr. Richard Fichman, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
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Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
For years Sarna urged students to consider writing a history of the rebbetzin, or the rabbi’s wife, and the quiet but important influence such women had on their communities.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2025
After the rabbi said some words, their son and daughter spoke, the latter stepping forward to address the hole in the ground, as if the finally mute Harold could hear her.
—Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
The fact that our rabbi traveled to Selma and stood shoulder to shoulder with the leaders of the Civil Rights movement was inspirational.
—Dr. Richard Fichman, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
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“Rabbi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rabbi. Accessed 19 Jul. 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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