noun
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the position, function, or tenure of office of a rabbi
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rabbis collectively
Etymology
Origin of rabbinate
Example Sentences
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An army base in Ramla, in the center of the country near Ben Gurion International Airport, is in normal times the headquarters of the military rabbinate.
From Los Angeles Times
They hope to receive word from the rabbinate that it is a match.
From Seattle Times
He believes that the timing of his appointment and the creation of the military rabbinate reflects a shift in German attitudes towards Jews - a symbol, perhaps, of Germany's reckoning with its abhorrent past.
From BBC
“Going into the rabbinate was not a way of saying, ‘I’m rejecting what you’re doing.’
From New York Times
“They will run into the iron wall of the rabbinate,” or religious establishment.
From New York Times
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