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as in priestly
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Recent Examples of rabbinic
But the particular rule regarding kohanim and converts is rabbinic, not Biblical, which—arguably—allows a degree of discretion.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
The ark described in the Torah, which housed the Ten Commandments tablets among other holy objects, was hidden after the destruction of the First Temple, per rabbinic tradition.
—Alex Traiman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
Many of the million or so new arrivals had never kept kosher or been circumcised, and roughly a quarter of those weren’t considered Jews by Israel’s rabbinic establishment, usually because their mothers, like Zoya’s, weren’t Jewish.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Two paintings, for example, lampoon the rabbinic authorities who enforce religious law.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
The ark described in the Torah, which housed the Ten Commandments tablets among other holy objects, was hidden after the destruction of the First Temple, per rabbinic tradition.
—Alex Traiman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
Many of the million or so new arrivals had never kept kosher or been circumcised, and roughly a quarter of those weren’t considered Jews by Israel’s rabbinic establishment, usually because their mothers, like Zoya’s, weren’t Jewish.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Two paintings, for example, lampoon the rabbinic authorities who enforce religious law.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbinic
Adjective
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Francis has long made ministry to prisoners a hallmark of his priestly vocation, and a Holy Year dedicated to a message of hope is no exception.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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One thing to consider, however, is that Leviticus is devoted to priestly concerns.—
Jacob F. Love,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Van Arsdale said the inconsistencies in John Doe’s story were due to a clerical error in filing.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Nothing crushes trust faster than feeling you’ve been blindsided, even if the cause was a simple clerical error.—
David Boice,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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The Glazers were driven in the ministerial car while Gill walked down Whitehall and queued up at St Stephen’s entrance.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Requiring ministerial approval means removing appeals, boards, and other bureaucratic argle bargle that just adds costs and friction to the development process.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Religious Americans — including evangelical Christians, Protestants and members of non-Abrahamic faiths — reported much higher levels of community contentedness, researchers said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Republicans’ strongest support comes from White evangelical Christians (66%), White men without a degree (54%), and rural voters (50%).—
Victoria Balara,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The papal flag was positioned in the entryway to the campus center, the flagpole placed on the school's logo.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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After the Roman Catholic leader ascended to peak papal position earlier this week, his sibling, Illinois resident John Prevost, revealed what the pope did immediately before Thursday's election following his predecessor Pope Francis' death in April.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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In 2014, he was appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru by Pope Francis, according to the Vatican.—
May 8,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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In April 2020, Francis appointed him to be the apostolic administrator of the diocese of Callao, also in Peru, his profile said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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The lime-green Met Gala look, May 2018 Photography Shutterstock Miuccia wasn’t about episcopal tailoring or a gilded colour palette for 2018’s Met Gala, themed Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination.—
Julia Hobbs,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2024
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Congregations have been disaffiliating by vote in individual episcopal area conferences, and more than 4,000 congregations have already disaffiliated under the law, including 71 previously in Kentucky.—
Caleb Wiegandt,
The Courier-Journal,
5 June 2023
Adjective
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This fact in itself is evidence of how patriarchal beauty standards are—weight loss is always targeting women, and fatphobia disproportionately affects women irregardless of our weight.—
Chloe Laws,
Glamour,
9 May 2025
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Thrown off her land by her in-laws, a resilient Kenyan widow transforms into a fierce advocate for women’s land rights in a highly patriarchal community.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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“Rabbinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbinic. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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