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or rabbinical
as in priestly
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Recent Examples of rabbinic
But the midrash—the Jewish rabbinic interpretive tradition—tells a different version.
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Ilana Kurshan, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Maimonides and the 8-hour rule Maimonides, the 12th century philosopher, physician, and rabbinic giant, advised that a person should sleep 8 hours each night.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
In the standard post-Talmudic rabbinic interpretation, this was a natural animosity, a jealous resentment born of God’s decision to choose the Jews for his covenant.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
But the particular rule regarding kohanim and converts is rabbinic, not Biblical, which—arguably—allows a degree of discretion.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ilana Kurshan, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Maimonides and the 8-hour rule Maimonides, the 12th century philosopher, physician, and rabbinic giant, advised that a person should sleep 8 hours each night.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
In the standard post-Talmudic rabbinic interpretation, this was a natural animosity, a jealous resentment born of God’s decision to choose the Jews for his covenant.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
But the particular rule regarding kohanim and converts is rabbinic, not Biblical, which—arguably—allows a degree of discretion.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbinic
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In 1997, Greenspan read an article in the Times about a group of geneticists who had tested the Y chromosomes of Jewish men who believed themselves to be part of an ancient priestly tradition called the cohanim.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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The priestly fraternity, named in honor of the anti-modernist Pope St. Pius X, was founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre as a response to liturgical reforms made in the Second Vatican Council (also known as Vatican II).—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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Despite being the first voice in nearly every emergency, dispatchers are often classified as clerical staff instead of first responders.—
Jason Truppi,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) from July through September.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Landau, in Seoul for a Korea-US vice foreign ministerial meeting, said that the 316 South Koreans who returned home Friday on a chartered jet after being detained in Georgia will face no disadvantage when re-entering the US, according to South Korea’s foreign ministry.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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The plaintiffs claim his acts denied access to justice, violated ministerial duties and undermined the public’s trust.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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After all, if words are the weapons of oppression, then isn’t an evangelical Republican giving a speech just an armed and dangerous enemy?—
Michael Graham,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The largest religious traditions in America today are evangelical Protestant Christianity and the Catholic Church.—
Ryan Burge,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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For centuries, the land was the private dwelling of emperors and pontiffs until 2014, when Pope Francis opened the papal gardens to the public.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Supposedly his papal salary is in the neighborhood of $400,000.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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View Comments The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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Haller Suites & Restaurant offers a dining experience with panoramic views over the episcopal town.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Freddie Clayton The Fisherman’s Ring is a signet ring presented to a new pope at his inauguration, as a symbol of his episcopal authority and as the successor of St. Peter, the fisherman apostle and the first pope, who began his papacy around the year 30.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
18 May 2025
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But this was South Korea in the 1960s – a deeply patriarchal society that was singularly focused on rebuilding from the devastation of the Korean war and Japan’s brutal occupation before that.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some conservative evangelical pastors are advocating for a patriarchal society where women's roles are primarily domestic.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Rabbinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbinic. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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