rabbinate
noun
rab·bin·ate
ˈra-bə-nət 
-ˌnāt
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My commendation goes to Rabbi Laila Haas for her innovative approach to such a difficult subject and for her choice to reenter the congregational rabbinate.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
From its earliest days in the nineteenth century and until the Holocaust, the Orthodox rabbinate in eastern Europe was not enthusiastic about the Zionist movement, which at the time was led by irreligious Jews.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2011
The Perez family chose to hold a burial ceremony for Daniel, a 22-year-old tank commander, immediately after receiving the news, as was encouraged by the Israeli military rabbinate.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
This Hollywood rabbinate explains that local synagogues have for decades required visible, often armed security.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
From its earliest days in the nineteenth century and until the Holocaust, the Orthodox rabbinate in eastern Europe was not enthusiastic about the Zionist movement, which at the time was led by irreligious Jews.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2011
The Perez family chose to hold a burial ceremony for Daniel, a 22-year-old tank commander, immediately after receiving the news, as was encouraged by the Israeli military rabbinate.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
This Hollywood rabbinate explains that local synagogues have for decades required visible, often armed security.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
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rabbinate
noun
rab·bin·ate
ˈrab-ə-nət
-ˌnāt
1
: the office of a rabbi
2
: a group of rabbis
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