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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The ark described in the Torah, which housed the Ten Commandments tablets among other holy objects, was hidden after the destruction of the First Temple, per rabbinic tradition.
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Alex Traiman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
Many of the million or so new arrivals had never kept kosher or been circumcised, and roughly a quarter of those weren’t considered Jews by Israel’s rabbinic establishment, usually because their mothers, like Zoya’s, weren’t Jewish.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Two paintings, for example, lampoon the rabbinic authorities who enforce religious law.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
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.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
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Alex Traiman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
Many of the million or so new arrivals had never kept kosher or been circumcised, and roughly a quarter of those weren’t considered Jews by Israel’s rabbinic establishment, usually because their mothers, like Zoya’s, weren’t Jewish.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Two paintings, for example, lampoon the rabbinic authorities who enforce religious law.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
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.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
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“Rabbinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rabbinic. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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