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The rabbi wasn't home at the time and no one was hurt in the bombings.
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Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
One of the standout stars of the popular series, which follows the relationship between a rabbi and a non-Jewish woman, Tohn plays the rabbi’s sister-in-law, Esther Roklov — and she is headed to South Florida.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Two months later, the white supremacist group bombed the home of Beth Israel's rabbi, Perry Nussbaum, who had advocated for integration, according to the synagogue's website.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
While the first season saw her character falling in love with Adam Brody's Noah, a young rabbi, season two saw the unlikely pair navigating the ups and downs of a new relationship.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Rabbi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rabbi. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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rabbi
noun
rab·bi
ˈrab-ˌī 
1
: master entry 1 sense 1a, teacher
—used as a term of address for Jewish religious leaders
2
: a professionally trained leader of a Jewish congregation
rabbinic
adjective
rə-ˈbin-ik,
ra-
or rabbinical
-i-kəl
Etymology
Old English rabbi "term of address used for Jewish religious leaders," from Latin rabbi (same meaning), from Greek rhabbi (same meaning), from Hebrew rabbī "my master," from rabh "master" and the suffix -ī "my"
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