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Rav

British  
/ rav, ræv /

noun

  1. a rabbi who is a person's religious mentor, or one to whom questions are addressed for authoritative decision

  2. the title preferred by many orthodox rabbis to distinguish them from the clergy of other brands of Judaism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, and Juan Cifuentes, 33, from north London, were found in the shell of a Toyota Rav 4 on 14 July.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024

But Rav Amiel cautioned that the bracketing of the word “revenge” with two names of God is meant not as a celebration of vengeance—but rather as a restriction of it.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2023

Rav was previously diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and while working with an elderly community for the past few years, had spent time around a number of people with compromised immune systems.

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2020

A spokesman for the mayor identified the truck’s driver as Franky Matarrese and its owner as Rav Aphraemov.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2015

And from one to three we would have the actual Talmud session itself, the shiur, with Rav Gershenson.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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