rebbe
Definitions
n. The spiritual leader of a Hasidic sect.
Example Sentences
"Satmar now has two rebbes."
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
רבי rebe
- Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
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- The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Notes
Also refers in Yiddish to the teacher of a heder.
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