rabbinic
adjective
rab·bin·ic
rə-ˈbi-nik 
ra-
variants
or rabbinical
rə-ˈbi-ni-kəl
ra-
1
: of or relating to rabbis or their writings
2
: of or preparing for the rabbinate
3
: comprising or belonging to any of several sets of Hebrew characters simpler than the square Hebrew letters
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When the consolidation was announced in 2022, the college faced a record $8.8 million deficit and rabbinic student enrollment had dropped by 37% over the previous 15 years.
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Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
At every grill along the road, there was pork along with beef, chicken, and lamb: defying rabbinic law seemed another sign of such Israelis’ wondrous temerity.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
In fact, the Zionist pioneers, the precursors of Israel’s liberals, were secular modernizers who were appalled by the rabbinic strictures that alienated Jews in Eastern European cities.
—Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2024
Accordingly, after the United Nations required, in 1947, that the new state adopt a constitution, several proposals were drafted—the most prominent of which would have overturned rabbinic privileges inherited from the British Mandate.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
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Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
At every grill along the road, there was pork along with beef, chicken, and lamb: defying rabbinic law seemed another sign of such Israelis’ wondrous temerity.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
In fact, the Zionist pioneers, the precursors of Israel’s liberals, were secular modernizers who were appalled by the rabbinic strictures that alienated Jews in Eastern European cities.
—Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2024
Accordingly, after the United Nations required, in 1947, that the new state adopt a constitution, several proposals were drafted—the most prominent of which would have overturned rabbinic privileges inherited from the British Mandate.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
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“Rabbinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rabbinic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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