maharat

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Pronunciations

maharat (mah-hah-RAHT) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "For some time now, in the United States and in Israel, Orthodox women who have completed rigorous programs of Jewish legal textual study, just like men preparing for the rabbinate, have been ordained with a variety of titles— rabba, maharat, rabbanit, even rabbi." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • מהר״ת - a Hebrew acronym for מנהיגה הלכתית רוחנית תורנית (manhiga hilkhatit ruhanit toranit) 'female leader of Jewish law, spirituality, and Torah'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

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Notes

  • Modern Jewish English coinage

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