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David Max Eichhorn (1906–1986), Reform Jewish rabbi, author, founder of Merritt Island's Temple Israel, [4] and Army chaplain among the troops that liberated Dachau; Regina Jonas (1902–1944), first female rabbi in the world; Gunther Plaut (1912–2012), Reform rabbi and author, Holy Blossom Temple; Murray Saltzman (1929–2010), Reform rabbi
Yochanan ben Zakkai, sage of the first century CE and probably the first to be called "rabbi". Jesus of Nazareth was often called "Rabbi" in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark while in John he is also called "Rabboni" ("our rabbi"). John the Baptist was called "Rabbi" by his disciples in John 3:26; Judah HaNasi (c. 135 to 217)
A rabbi (/ ˈ r æ b aɪ /; Hebrew: רַבִּי, romanized: rabbī) is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. [1] [2] One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi—known as semikha—following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud.
The monastic name is usually a single word without a first and last name. Yogi ... The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root word רַב, rav, which in biblical ...
Pages in category "Lists of rabbis" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... List of chief rabbis of the United Hebrew Congregations; P.
Name Current (or last) Rebbe Founder Presently headquartered In City / Town of origin Belz: Yissachar Dov Rokeach: Sholom Rokeach (1781–1855) Jerusalem, Israel: Belz, Galicia, Austria-Hungary / Poland (now in Ukraine) Bobov Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam. Mordechai Dovid Unger (b. 1954) Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov (1847–1905)
Rabbi Shalom Shabazi, rabbi and poet [46] Rabbi Shalom Sharabi [47] Rabbi Yihya Yitzhak HaLevi; Rabbi Shlomo Korah, chief rabbi of Bnei Brak. Rabbi Azarya Basis, chief rabbi of Rosh HaAyin. Rabbi Shimon Baadani, leading Sephardi rabbi and rosh kollel in Israel. Rabbi Avraham Al-Naddaf, one of the leaders of Yemenite Jews in Jerusalem and Israel.
The Chief Rabbinate of Israel consists of two Chief Rabbis: an Ashkenazi rabbi and a Sephardi rabbi; the latter also is known as the Rishon leZion. The Chief Rabbis are elected for 10-year terms. The present Sephardi Chief Rabbi is David Yosef, and the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi is Kalman Ber, both of whom began their terms in 2024. [2] [3]