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Offline Ari Ben-Canaan

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Does "Rebbe" mean "Rabbi", or does it mean you like that particular rabbi?
« on: January 05, 2010, 08:14:41 PM »
Can one use the term "Rebbe" in place of "Rabbi" freely, or is "Rebbe" saved for Rabbis who one has a particular liking to, or thinks highly of?
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Re: Does "Rebbe" mean "Rabbi", or does it mean you like that particular rabbi?
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2010, 08:19:34 PM »
Quote from: Ariel Shayn on January 05, 2010, 08:14:41 PM
Can one use the term "Rebbe" in place of "Rabbi" freely, or is "Rebbe" saved for Rabbis who one has a particular liking to, or thinks highly of?
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http://www.jewfaq.org/rabbi.htm

Rebbe

Rebbe is the term for the spiritual master and guide of a Chasidic community. The term is sometimes translated as "Grand Rabbi," but literally it simply means "my rabbi." A rebbe is also considered to be a tzaddik (see below). The position is usually hereditary. A rebbe has the final word over every decision in a Chasid's life.

Outside of the Chasidic community, the term "rebbe" is sometimes used simply to refer to ones own personal rabbi or any rabbi that a person has a close relationship with.

The term "rebbe" should not be confused with the term "reb," which is simply a Yiddish title of respect more or less equivalent to "Mister" in English.
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Re: Does "Rebbe" mean "Rabbi", or does it mean you like that particular rabbi?
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2010, 08:30:48 PM »
Wow, muman613, perfect answer to my question in less than 5 mins!  Who could ask for more?

Thank you for answering my question my friend! :dance:
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"You must keep the arab under your boot or he will be at your throat" -Unknown

"When we tell the Arab, ‘Come, I want to help you and see to your needs,’ he doesn’t look at us like gentlemen. He sees weakness and then the wolf shows what he can do.” - Maimonides

 “I am all peace, but when I speak, they are for war.” -Psalms 120:7

"The difference between a Jewish liberal and a Jewish conservative is that when a Jewish liberal walks out of the Holocaust Museum, he feels, "This shows why we need to have more tolerance and multiculturalism." The Jewish conservative feels, "We should have killed a lot more Nazis, and sooner."" - Philip Klein
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