rebbe

[ reb-uh ]

/ ˈrɛb ə /

noun Yiddish.

a teacher in a Jewish school.

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

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Words nearby rebbe

rebarbative, rebate, rebated, rebatement, rebato, rebbe, rebbetzin, rebec, Rebecca, Rebekah, rebel

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Example sentences from the Web for rebbe

The bottom line is simple: if the Rebbe issues a directive, the Chassidim carry it out.
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So says Grand Rabbi Y. A. Korff, Rebbe of the Zhvil-Mezbuz Hasidic sect.
Does Tikkun Olam Mean Anything Anymore?|Aryeh Cohen|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Being obedient disciples, they got in their carriages and followed their rebbe.
How To Take Purim Seriously|Shaul Magid|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The rebbe looked at one of the peasants and put out his hand with his palm to the ceiling.
How To Take Purim Seriously|Shaul Magid|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But on this occasion the Rebbe must have heard other steps, for he rose and came to meet the Rabbi of Brisk.
Stories and Pictures|Isaac Loeb Peretz
I run up to the window, I see the Rebbe is really in the room, he is walking up and down, I am about to enter like a housebreaker.
Stories and Pictures|Isaac Loeb Peretz
I thought, I will look imploringly at the Rebbe every minute, perhaps he will have compassion.
Stories and Pictures|Isaac Loeb Peretz
The fingers of the rebbe were long, and the nails, I am afraid, were not very clean.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin
The Rebbe, of blessed memory, explains a bit of the Mishnah to him upside down.
Stories and Pictures|Isaac Loeb Peretz

British Dictionary definitions for rebbe

Rebbe

/ (ˈrɛbə) /

noun Judaism

the usually dynastic leader of a Chassidic sect

an individual's chosen spiritual mentor

Word Origin for Rebbe

Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbī rabbi

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

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