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The messianic fervor was such that General Shlomo Goren, the chief rabbi of the I.D.F., implored his commanding officer, Uzi Narkis, to blow up the Dome of the Rock, a Muslim holy place situated on the Temple Mount.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Many have asked him: Why become a rabbi so late in life?
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025
Schneier, a senior rabbi at Park East Synagogue since 1962 who went on to lead the synagogue, has lived in the house ever since.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 10 July 2025
Nevarez is the senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel in San Diego and president of the San Diego Association of Rabbis and Cantors.
—Jason Nevarez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Many have asked him: Why become a rabbi so late in life?
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025
Schneier, a senior rabbi at Park East Synagogue since 1962 who went on to lead the synagogue, has lived in the house ever since.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 10 July 2025
Nevarez is the senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel in San Diego and president of the San Diego Association of Rabbis and Cantors.
—Jason Nevarez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
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“Rabbi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rabbi. Accessed 2 Aug. 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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