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Definition of Rebbes
1. rebbe [n] - See also: rebbe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rebbes
Literary usage of Rebbes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, from the Earliest Times Until the by Simon Dubnow (1918)
"The Polish "rebbes"1 resembled by the character of their activity the type of
the Northern, or Habad, ..."
2. The War in Eastern Europe by John Reed (1916)
"the deeper voices of ravs and rebbes hotly discussing the intricate questions of
the law. The tide of Russia was rising and overflowing this city of old ..."
3. An Account of the Basalts of Saxony: With Observations on the Origin of by Jean François Aubuisson de Voissins, Patrick Neill (1814)
"... called by the inhabitants rebbes, (or the Milk- pot), as well as several other
rocks which project through the turf in that part of the mountain, ..."
4. Hebrew Humour and Other Essays by Joseph Chotzner (1905)
"Although these " rebbes " are, as a rule, illiterate persons, they are nevertheless
held in high esteem by their devotees, who credit them with the ..."
5. The Religious Condition of Christendom: Described in a Series of Papers by Evangelical Alliance Conference, John Murray Mitchell (1880)
"Inspired and wonder-working rebbes, who are regarded as a kind of incarnation,
become the mediators between heaven and earth ; and many forsake Talmudism ..."
6. Annual Report of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations by Union of American Hebrew Congregations (1897)
"If the so- called " rebbes " could be eliminated out of the pale of influence,
great good would result to the Jews as citizens. ..."
7. Jewish Life in the East by Sydney Montagu Samuel (1881)
"Although greatly opposed by Elias of Wilna, they increased in numbers, and
commenced to have a settled organization under rebbes, who were in the place of ..."
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