Chief Rabbi


noun
  1. the chief religious minister of a national Jewish community

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How to use Chief Rabbi in a sentence

  • My father, to whom the Chief Rabbi gave an account of his plan with me and of my progress, went beside himself with joy.

  • I resolved therefore to make a pilgrimage to S——, in order to see the Chief Rabbi, and beg of him a few scientific books.

  • As soon as I arrived at the place, I went to the Chief Rabbi, told him my desire, and begged him earnestly for assistance.

  • The Chief Rabbi was greatly offended with the ambiguity of the expression, "The Rabbi is here superfluous."

  • My pupil was betrothed to the daughter of a Chief Rabbi, who was a brother-in-law of the Chief Rabbi in Posen.