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rebbe

[reb-uh]

noun

Yiddish.
  1. a teacher in a Jewish school.

  2. (often initial capital letter),  a title of respect for the leader of a Hasidic group.



Rebbe

/ ˈrɛbə /

noun

  1. the usually dynastic leader of a Chassidic sect

  2. an individual's chosen spiritual mentor

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rebbe1

Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbī rabbi
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Example Sentences

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Doug Mastriano and his wife, Rebbe, are often referred to as “spiritual parents of the state” in NAR-world, Kira continued.

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Rebbe Mastriano stirred up the faithful with fighting words: "When the Israelites came into their promised land, they didn't just march in and take it. God had to move in mighty ways to remove their enemies. Our promised land is Pennsylvania, and we're taking it back."

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"When the Israelites came into their promised land, they didn't just march in and take it," Rebbe Mastriano told the faithful.

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He was the movement’s seventh leader, know as Lubavitcher Rebbe.

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The rebbe had goals for an expansion in the 1980s and 1990s, seeing it as “further preparatory act for the messiah’s arrival,” Glinter said.

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