Rav
- a rabbi who is a person's religious mentor, or one to whom questions are addressed for authoritative decision
- the title preferred by many orthodox rabbis to distinguish them from the clergy of other brands of Judaism
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Examples from the Web for rav
Contemporary Examples of rav
There was a great deal about Rav Froman that was sensational, in every sense of the word.
Historical Examples of rav
The Rav was standing by the ark, wrapped in his Tallis, and expounding to a crowded congregation.
Yiddish TalesVarious
But the Rav is ashamed to imitate him, or is partly afraid, lest people should catch him doing it.
Yiddish TalesVarious
And the Rav sat in his room, bent over a book in which he would fain have lost himself.
Yiddish TalesVarious
This has a bad effect on the Rav's enthusiasm, it "mixes his brains," and he turns to his son for help.
Yiddish TalesVarious
The more modest and simple the Rav, the haughtier and more exigent the Rebbetzin.
Simon Eichelkatz; The PatriarchUlrich Frank
RAV
- Rous-associated virus
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