Rabbi
noun
A religious leader in Judaism.
The rabbi leads the congregation in prayer.
Often appears as...
- chief rabbi
- rabbi david
noun
A person who is learned in Jewish law, lore, and tradition and ordained for leadership of a Jewish congregation.
He studied to become a rabbi.
Often appears as...
- ordained rabbi
- rabbi studied
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Academic
noun
A dignitary title given as a sign of respect to Jewish scholars or teachers.
Rabbi Akiva is a well-respected figure in Jewish history.
Often appears as...
- rabbi akiva
- rabbi moses
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Formal
Academic
noun
A religious leader in Judaism.
The rabbi leads the congregation in prayer.
Often appears as...
- chief rabbi
- rabbi david
noun
A person who is learned in Jewish law, lore, and tradition and ordained for leadership of a Jewish congregation.
He studied to become a rabbi.
Often appears as...
- ordained rabbi
- rabbi studied
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A dignitary title given as a sign of respect to Jewish scholars or teachers.
Rabbi Akiva is a well-respected figure in Jewish history.
Often appears as...
- rabbi akiva
- rabbi moses
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Judaism Authority
Use 'rabbi' to refer to a Jewish authority who guides on religious matters.
The community consulted the rabbi for the holiday rituals.
Pro Tip 2/3Leadership Role
'Rabbi' implies a role of leadership, often in charge of a synagogue.
The new rabbi introduced engaging programs for the youth.
Pro Tip 3/3Community Counselor
Rabbis often act as counselors, offering advice and support to people.
After the loss in her family, she found comfort in the rabbi's counsel.
Pro Tip 1/3Judaism Authority
Use 'rabbi' to refer to a Jewish authority who guides on religious matters.
The community consulted the rabbi for the holiday rituals.
Pro Tip 2/3Leadership Role
'Rabbi' implies a role of leadership, often in charge of a synagogue.
The new rabbi introduced engaging programs for the youth.
Pro Tip 3/3Community Counselor
Rabbis often act as counselors, offering advice and support to people.
After the loss in her family, she found comfort in the rabbi's counsel.
Pro Tip 1/3Judaism Authority
Use 'rabbi' to refer to a Jewish authority who guides on religious matters.
The community consulted the rabbi for the holiday rituals.
Pro Tip 2/3Leadership Role
'Rabbi' implies a role of leadership, often in charge of a synagogue.
The new rabbi introduced engaging programs for the youth.
Pro Tip 3/3Community Counselor
Rabbis often act as counselors, offering advice and support to people.
After the loss in her family, she found comfort in the rabbi's counsel.
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The Surfing Rabbi PIPE...
actually connected with my surroundings he did it I knew he could do it that's my rabbi out there I did it I actually served it was the most incredible feeling to have not only accomplished something that I'd set out to do but that feeling of being on that surfboard and blocking out the entire world was a really inspiring experience for me it's
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Dean Ornish: Healing...
our nature is to be peaceful, our nature is to be healthy. And so happiness is not something you get, health is generally not something that you get, but rather, all of these different practices -- you know, the ancient swamis and rabbis and priests and monks and nuns didn't develop these techniques to just manage stress
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The power of introverts...
because they were written by my grandfather's favorite authors. My grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in Brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when I was growing up, partly because it was filled with his very gentle, very courtly presence
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The power of introverts...
Maimonides but these are not exactly my books I brought these books with me because they were written by my grandfather's favorite authors my grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in Brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when I was
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Abraham Verghese: A...
of one individual coming to another and telling them things that they would not tell their preacher or rabbi, and then, incredibly on top of that, disrobing and allowing touch -- I would submit to you that that is a ritual of exceeding importance. And if you shortchange that ritual
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What I learned at...
this rabbi talking about Passover created a new dinner that everyone in the world participated in but what does my not funny chunk so don't worry about that I really mean this I think we can have a big dinner where there's things at the dinner that represent our real
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How to make your writing...
Once you've got your characters and story, here are a few quick and easy comedy writing tricks to make them zing. The rule of three, or zig zig zag. Try setting up an expected pattern, zig zig, then flip it, zag. A rabbi, a priest, and a coconut walk into a bar.
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It's time to reclaim...
This is when our institutions and our leaders are stuck in a paradigm that is rote and perfunctory, devoid of life, devoid of vision and devoid of soul. Let me explain what I mean like this. One of the great blessings of being a rabbi
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Why women should tell...
all my life as a theater maker. We are told that divine knowledge comes down through the masculine, whether it be to the imam, the priest, the rabbi, the holy man. Similarly, we're told that creative genius resides in the masculine,
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Karen Armstrong: Let's...
And the rabbis and the early fathers of the church who said that any interpretation of scripture that bred hatred and disdain was illegitimate. And we need to revive that spirit. And it's not just going to happen
Video examples
The Surfing Rabbi PIPE...
actually connected with my surroundings he did it I knew he could do it that's my rabbi out there I did it I actually served it was the most incredible feeling to have not only accomplished something that I'd set out to do but that feeling of being on that surfboard and blocking out the entire world was a really inspiring experience for me it's
Video examples
Dean Ornish: Healing...
our nature is to be peaceful, our nature is to be healthy. And so happiness is not something you get, health is generally not something that you get, but rather, all of these different practices -- you know, the ancient swamis and rabbis and priests and monks and nuns didn't develop these techniques to just manage stress
Video examples
The power of introverts...
because they were written by my grandfather's favorite authors. My grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in Brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when I was growing up, partly because it was filled with his very gentle, very courtly presence
Video examples
The power of introverts...
Maimonides but these are not exactly my books I brought these books with me because they were written by my grandfather's favorite authors my grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in Brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when I was
Video examples
Abraham Verghese: A...
of one individual coming to another and telling them things that they would not tell their preacher or rabbi, and then, incredibly on top of that, disrobing and allowing touch -- I would submit to you that that is a ritual of exceeding importance. And if you shortchange that ritual
Video examples
What I learned at...
this rabbi talking about Passover created a new dinner that everyone in the world participated in but what does my not funny chunk so don't worry about that I really mean this I think we can have a big dinner where there's things at the dinner that represent our real
Video examples
How to make your writing...
Once you've got your characters and story, here are a few quick and easy comedy writing tricks to make them zing. The rule of three, or zig zig zag. Try setting up an expected pattern, zig zig, then flip it, zag. A rabbi, a priest, and a coconut walk into a bar.
Video examples
It's time to reclaim...
This is when our institutions and our leaders are stuck in a paradigm that is rote and perfunctory, devoid of life, devoid of vision and devoid of soul. Let me explain what I mean like this. One of the great blessings of being a rabbi
Video examples
Why women should tell...
all my life as a theater maker. We are told that divine knowledge comes down through the masculine, whether it be to the imam, the priest, the rabbi, the holy man. Similarly, we're told that creative genius resides in the masculine,
Video examples
Karen Armstrong: Let's...
And the rabbis and the early fathers of the church who said that any interpretation of scripture that bred hatred and disdain was illegitimate. And we need to revive that spirit. And it's not just going to happen
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Kage Baker
American Writer
According to Jewish legend, only the very wisest and very holiest rabbis had the power to make golems, animated servants of clay. Strictly speaking, the golem is not in the same class with Frankenstein's monster, because the golem is neither alive nor dead. He is, rather, the ancestor of all robots.
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Marianne Williamson
American Author
Priests, ministers and rabbis are asking where the children are going. Slowly but surely, they're seeing that people are hungry for something beyond the doctrine. It isn't that they don't want religious truth. But they want the mystical core, the heart of the religious truth.
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Gene Simmons
American Musician
I refuse to stand up in front of a rabbi and my friends and the woman I love - who I will tell you I can love with all my heart - and promise she will be the only one I will ever have until the day I die. That's a lie.
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Richard P. Feynman
American Physicist
When I would hear the rabbi tell about some miracle such as a bush whose leaves were shaking but there wasn't any wind, I would try to fit the miracle into the real world and explain it in terms of natural phenomena.
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Yair Lapid
Israeli Politician
The rabbis and their wives may say whatever they wish in private conversations. I may not like their views, but a person is allowed to say anything in his or her own home.
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Ezra Furman
American Musician
I was thinking very carefully about going into education, becoming a teacher, maybe becoming a rabbi.
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Ephraim Mirvis
South African Clergyman
Rabbi' means 'teacher,' and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.
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Jake Epstein
Canadian Actor
I wanted to be a soccer player. And then I wanted to be a rabbi.
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Fran Lebowitz
American Journalist
Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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Saul Leiter
American Artist
My brothers were rabbis. My grandfather was a rabbi.
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Kage Baker
American Writer
According to Jewish legend, only the very wisest and very holiest rabbis had the power to make golems, animated servants of clay. Strictly speaking, the golem is not in the same class with Frankenstein's monster, because the golem is neither alive nor dead. He is, rather, the ancestor of all robots.
Quote examples
Marianne Williamson
American Author
Priests, ministers and rabbis are asking where the children are going. Slowly but surely, they're seeing that people are hungry for something beyond the doctrine. It isn't that they don't want religious truth. But they want the mystical core, the heart of the religious truth.
Quote examples
Gene Simmons
American Musician
I refuse to stand up in front of a rabbi and my friends and the woman I love - who I will tell you I can love with all my heart - and promise she will be the only one I will ever have until the day I die. That's a lie.
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Richard P. Feynman
American Physicist
When I would hear the rabbi tell about some miracle such as a bush whose leaves were shaking but there wasn't any wind, I would try to fit the miracle into the real world and explain it in terms of natural phenomena.
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Yair Lapid
Israeli Politician
The rabbis and their wives may say whatever they wish in private conversations. I may not like their views, but a person is allowed to say anything in his or her own home.
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Ezra Furman
American Musician
I was thinking very carefully about going into education, becoming a teacher, maybe becoming a rabbi.
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Ephraim Mirvis
South African Clergyman
Rabbi' means 'teacher,' and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.
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Jake Epstein
Canadian Actor
I wanted to be a soccer player. And then I wanted to be a rabbi.
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Fran Lebowitz
American Journalist
Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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Saul Leiter
American Artist
My brothers were rabbis. My grandfather was a rabbi.
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