Rabbi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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RABBI Heb.,=my master; my teacher, the title of a Jewish spiritual leader. The role of the...transformations. In the Talmudic period, rabbis were primarily teachers and interpreters of the Torah. They developed the liturgy...extent also taken on such duties, although they continue to stress the traditional roles of judging, teaching, and studying...