rabbi

     

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Trivia about rabbi

  • On Feb. 14, 1985 the conservative Jewish movement announced its decision to accept women in this post
  • The title of this leader of a Jewish congregation means "my master" in Hebrew
  • Rav is Hebrew for "teacher" or "master"; an "I" sound to mean "my" was added to create this word we use in English
  • Go through the 4-year Semikhah program at Yeshiva University & you're ordained as one of these
  • In 1964 Harry Kemelman began a mystery series with "Friday" this clergyman "Slept Late"
  • Term for the chief religious leader of a synagogue
  • Stephen S. Wise was a well-known one; Isaac Bashevis Singer was the son of one
  • The name of this leader of a Jewish congregation is from the Hebrew for "my master"