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rabbinate

American  
[rab-uh-nit, -neyt] / ˈræb ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

noun

  1. the office or term of office of a rabbi.

  2. a group of rabbis.

    the Orthodox rabbinate.


rabbinate British  
/ ˈræbɪnɪt /

noun

  1. the position, function, or tenure of office of a rabbi

  2. rabbis collectively

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rabbinate

First recorded in 1695–1705; rabbin + -ate 3

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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 Oct. 17, 2023

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 Aug. 19, 2023

“Going into the rabbinate was not a way of saying, ‘I’m rejecting what you’re doing.’

From New York Times Apr. 28, 2023

He graduated from the City College of New York, and studied for the rabbinate at Yeshiva University in New York and was ordained by his mid-20s.

From Washington Post Jul. 24, 2021

During another one of our lunchroom conversations, Danny asked me what good symbolic logic was going to be for me when I entered the rabbinate.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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