Chief Rabbi
the chief religious minister of a national Jewish community
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
How to use Chief Rabbi in a sentence
The former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, appeared on the A9 talk show.
The Hedonistic, Possibly Holocaust-Denying Sect That’s Hoodwinking Republican Congressmen | Jay Michaelson | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne Chief Rabbi per Israeli town is better than two, a cabinet committee has decided.
A Divorce Made in Heaven: Don’t Reform Israel’s State Rabbinate. Shut It Down. | Gershom Gorenberg | December 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMinister of Economy Naftali Bennett competed against 150 electors in the rarely deployed category—Chief Rabbi for a Decade.
Shmuel Eliyahu, himself the son of a former Chief Rabbi, was on the ballot and a not so unlikely contender.
There's only one good candidate for Chief Rabbi, even if none of the 150 electors will make this choice: No one.
My father, to whom the Chief Rabbi gave an account of his plan with me and of my progress, went beside himself with joy.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. | Solomon MaimonI resolved therefore to make a pilgrimage to S——, in order to see the Chief Rabbi, and beg of him a few scientific books.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. | Solomon MaimonAs soon as I arrived at the place, I went to the Chief Rabbi, told him my desire, and begged him earnestly for assistance.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. | Solomon MaimonThe Chief Rabbi was greatly offended with the ambiguity of the expression, "The Rabbi is here superfluous."
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. | Solomon MaimonMy pupil was betrothed to the daughter of a Chief Rabbi, who was a brother-in-law of the Chief Rabbi in Posen.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. | Solomon Maimon
Browse