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rebbe

[ reb-uh ]

/ ˈrɛb ə /

noun Yiddish.

a teacher in a Jewish school.

(often initial capital letter) a title of respect for the leader of a Hasidic group.

Words nearby rebbe

rebarbative, rebate, rebated, rebatement, rebato, rebbe, rebbetzin, rebec, rebecca, rebekah, rebel

Example sentences from the Web for rebbe

The bottom line is simple: if the Rebbe issues a directive, the Chassidim carry it out.

What Peter Beinart Gets Wrong About Chabad |David Werdiger |July 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
So says Grand Rabbi Y. A. Korff, Rebbe of the Zhvil-Mezbuz Hasidic sect.

Does Tikkun Olam Mean Anything Anymore? |Aryeh Cohen |June 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Being obedient disciples, they got in their carriages and followed their rebbe.

How To Take Purim Seriously |Shaul Magid |February 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The rebbe looked at one of the peasants and put out his hand with his palm to the ceiling.

How To Take Purim Seriously |Shaul Magid |February 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

But on this occasion the Rebbe must have heard other steps, for he rose and came to meet the Rabbi of Brisk.

Stories and Pictures |Isaac Loeb Peretz
I run up to the window, I see the Rebbe is really in the room, he is walking up and down, I am about to enter like a housebreaker.

Stories and Pictures |Isaac Loeb Peretz
I thought, I will look imploringly at the Rebbe every minute, perhaps he will have compassion.

Stories and Pictures |Isaac Loeb Peretz
The fingers of the rebbe were long, and the nails, I am afraid, were not very clean.

The Promised Land |Mary Antin
The Rebbe, of blessed memory, explains a bit of the Mishnah to him upside down.

Stories and Pictures |Isaac Loeb Peretz

British Dictionary definitions for rebbe

Rebbe

/ (ˈrɛbə) /

noun Judaism

the usually dynastic leader of a Chassidic sect

an individual's chosen spiritual mentor

Word Origin for Rebbe

Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbī rabbi