Rabbinic
noun
the Hebrew language as used by rabbis in post-Biblical times.
Rabbinic
American
[ruh-bin-ik]
/ rəˈbɪn ɪk /
noun
Rabbinic
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British
/ rəˈbɪnɪk /
noun
rabbinic
2
British
/ rəˈbɪnɪk /
adjective
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Origin of Rabbinic
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The organization T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights said Israel’s priority should be getting back those taken hostage.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2024
“Antisemitism, like all forms of bigotry and hate, must be actively resisted by us all,” said Artson, dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies of American Jewish University in Los Angeles.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
At Target Margin’s Theater, Freedman, the artistic director of Meta-Phys Ed., has created a piece that introduces Shaolin monks to Rabbinic Judaism.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2019
Raphael's father, Herbert, was a renowned scholar who edited, with Claude Montefiore, the Rabbinic Anthology first published in 1938 and still much in use today.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2011
Pirkei Avot is a collection of Rabbinic maxims, and a chapter of it is studied by many Jews every Shabbat between Passover and the Jewish New Year.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
Shalom received his rabbinic ordination from the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Ultimately, rabbinic sages teach that “the honor of the living takes precedence over the deceased” and the wedding procession proceeds first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
Rabbi Jill Jacobs, the CEO of T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization based in the U.S., said it was better than at least one alternative.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
The prospect of studying Talmud for a week seemed intimidating to Noah Rubin-Blose, who grew up culturally Jewish and wasn’t too familiar with the Hebrew letters, much less the central texts of rabbinic Judaism.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023
If Reb Saunders even once heard of Danny being anywhere in my presence, he would remove him immediately from the college and send him to an out-of-town yeshiva for his rabbinic ordination.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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