rebbe
noun
a teacher in a Jewish school.
rebbe
American
[reb-uh]
/ ˈrɛb ə /
noun
Yiddish.
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a teacher in a Jewish school.
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(often initial capital letter) a title of respect for the leader of a Hasidic group.
Rebbe
British
/ ˈrɛbə /
noun
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the usually dynastic leader of a Chassidic sect
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an individual's chosen spiritual mentor
Etymology
Origin of Rebbe
Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbī rabbi
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“My doctoral thesis happens to be on one of the ideational foundations of American society, the rebbe of the Founding Fathers”—John Locke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
The Sacred Tribe’s members are happy to have their rebbe, or spiritual leader, back in front of the congregation.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
The trouble began when a car driven by a Hasidic Jew, part of the entourage of the Lubavitcher grand rebbe, Menachem M. Schneerson, struck and killed Gavin Cato, a Black 7-year-old.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
“Above the synagogue of the Kotzker rebbe: Jews don’t despair.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2016
The rebbe put his hands behind his coat tails, declining the traveller's hospitality.
From The Promised Land by Mary Antin
"When the Israelites came into their promised land, they didn't just march in and take it," Rebbe Mastriano told the faithful.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024
“I just can’t see it. What’s the alternative to China?” said Holger Rebbe, a floor manager.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Not long ago, I came across a teaching from the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, the most influential rabbi in modern history.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
Equally poignant, he noted, is that April 12 was the 120th birth anniversary of the Rebbe, sparking the Lubavitcher movement to ramp up distribution of the shmura matzahs.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
My grandfather came to spend Rosh Hashanah with us so as to attend the services of the celebrated Rebbe of Borsche.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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