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or rabbinical
as in priestly
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Recent Examples of rabbinic
After years of legal battles, Orthodox Jewish women in Israel can now take the official rabbinic exams.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 May 2026
The institutions where women can learn Talmud and rabbinic law span the Orthodox landscape.
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Michal Raucher,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
The Talmud, a historic collection of rabbinic teachings that is sacred to the Jewish people, states that the veil was a 60-by-30-foot thickly woven curtain in the Temple in Jerusalem.
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Elizabeth Mata,
Christian Science Monitor,
31 Mar. 2026
The divorce took place within the month at the Modern Orthodox rabbinic court.
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Tova Reich,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2024
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 May 2026
The institutions where women can learn Talmud and rabbinic law span the Orthodox landscape.
—
Michal Raucher,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
The Talmud, a historic collection of rabbinic teachings that is sacred to the Jewish people, states that the veil was a 60-by-30-foot thickly woven curtain in the Temple in Jerusalem.
—
Elizabeth Mata,
Christian Science Monitor,
31 Mar. 2026
The divorce took place within the month at the Modern Orthodox rabbinic court.
—
Tova Reich,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbinic
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Parsi priesthood is hereditary, meaning all the boys here have been born into priestly families.
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Before heading to seminary and taking up the priestly collar, Borba enjoyed red carpets and professional acclaim for his business acumen.
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Sadeq, a 45-year-old whose clerical salt-and-pepper beard and calming mien manifested his upbringing as the son of Nabatieh’s imam and a scion of the city, spoke of the need for Lebanon’s Shiites to formulate a way beyond the conflicts that have marked their history.
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But because of an apparent clerical error, Lawson mistakenly maintained access to a confidential court database, the Comprehensive Case Information System, which is not public and only accessible by law enforcement, court and government officials.
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Yet the latest prime ministerial switch raises a fundamental question not just for Britain’s political future, but for that of other major European countries such as France and Germany.
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Under the agreement, at least four ministerial posts will change hands, but major strategies are expected to remain the same.
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Another condemned the preference shown for evangelical Christian translations of the Bible instead of a diversity of translations that are inclusive of many denominations.
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Among those in his group were evangelical Christians, some of whom are drawn by the belief that God promised the land of Israel to the Jews, who would rule it until the return of Jesus to Jerusalem for the rapture and to lead their ascent to Heaven.
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The story unfolds amid the frenzy surrounding an impending papal visit.
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Not city officials or the Georgia Department of Transportation, but a mixture of FIFA, broadcasters and maybe the papal conclave.
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Ciro de Luca/Pool via REUTERS Ciro de Luca / Pool via REUTERS Spanish media said the pope would speak later on Monday with victims at the Vatican embassy in Madrid, formally known as the apostolic nunciature.
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On June 2, 1979, Pope John Paul II set out from Rome on an apostolic journey, as papal trips away from the Vatican are called.
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After returning to the United States, Novakovic attended an Episcopal boarding school in San Antonio, Texas.
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On New Year’s Eve in 1996, Christou followed Deadbeat with a club at a former Episcopal church that was built in 1865.
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And, of course, in the literature of the West, the Iliad and the Odyssey unfurl the proud banner of patriarchal order.
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Her character, June — called Offred to reflect her subservient role — was our entry point into the totalitarian world of Gilead, a patriarchal society in which handmaids are forced to bear the children of the elite.
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“Rabbinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbinic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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