rabbinic

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Recent Examples of rabbinic But the congregation has grown familiar with the concept through Fink’s first wife, who was a rabbi, as well as local female rabbinical students. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026 When the consolidation was announced in 2022, the college faced a record $8.8 million deficit and rabbinic student enrollment had dropped by 37% over the previous 15 years. Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025 In the standard post-Talmudic rabbinic interpretation, this was a natural animosity, a jealous resentment born of God’s decision to choose the Jews for his covenant. Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 The divorce took place within the month at the Modern Orthodox rabbinic court. Tova Reich, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for rabbinic
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  • In a set of photos that's sweeping the internet, Pope Leo was well and truly seen in a pair of Nike sneakers, paired with his traditional, priestly robes.
    Chiara Da Col, Vanity Fair, 9 May 2026
  • On Sunday, the Jewish priestly blessing at the Western Wall -- normally attended by tens of thousands -- was limited to just 50 people.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • With just state money at the current funding level, according to Wednesday’s presentation, CMS could only afford 89% of its teachers, 46% of its assistant principals, 60% of its instructional support positions and 58% of its clerical and custodial staff.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
  • The measure accidentally erased Measure J from the charter through a clerical error.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • As the adrenaline levels rose on Monday and Tuesday, and the familiar choreography of another British political crisis began to play out—ministerial resignations, spiky statements on X—the collateral damage that Starmer had warned against started to encroach, once again, upon the scene.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • On Monday, six lower-ranking ministerial aides quit, and several senior members of Starmer's governing cabinet urged him to set out a plan for his resignation and to hold a party leadership contest, according to The Guardian newspaper.
    Frank Andrews, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • Unlike earlier Christian fundamentalist figures who built formal political organizations, these leaders often mobilized followers through media ministries, conferences, and informal networks, contributing to a more decentralized but influential form of evangelical political activism.
    Rachel Cole, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
  • Throughout the gripping family drama, starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as evangelical religious figures and parents of five who get caught in a nightmare with Norwegian Child Services, the rapt audience in the Grand Théâtre Lumière barely made a sound.
    Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • Pope Leo, building on past papal efforts, emphasizes that climate action is a spiritual imperative and responsibility.
    Joseph Bonasia, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2026
  • Nearly 300 papal encyclicals have been produced since the first was authored in 1740 by Pope Benedict XIV.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 May 2026
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  • On June 2, 1979, Pope John Paul II set out from Rome on an apostolic journey, as papal trips away from the Vatican are called.
    Paul Elie, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • The leader of the Roman Catholic Church directed his remarks to university students at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, during an 11-day apostolic journey in Africa.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • On New Year’s Eve in 1996, Christou followed Deadbeat with a club at a former Episcopal church that was built in 1865.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Jackson is an Episcopal priest, theological educator and former Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida executive.
    Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Life Karabash, born as Irena Ivanova, grew up in a village called Aleksandrovo in Lovech province, a place where patriarchal norms were deeply ingrained—a fact that would later influence themes in her writing.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
  • Kreutzer cuts clunkily and repeatedly between the ongoing crises in two households, presumably implying that the men in these women’s lives are all tarred with the same patriarchal brush.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2026

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