Rabba

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Rabba is a modern honorific title used to refer to a female rabbi in some Jewish communities.

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Rabba canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish religious title
honorific title
associatedWith ordination of women as rabbis
carriesImplicationOf formal rabbinic status for women
contrastsWith traditional title "Rabbi" for male rabbis
describedAs modern honorific title
etymologicallyRelatedTo "Rabbi"
"Rav"
genderAssociation female
hasAlternativeForm "Maharat"
"Rabanit"
hasConnotation religious authority for women
language Hebrew
linguisticFormOf Hebrew honorific
relatedTo rabbi
religiousContext Judaism
subjectOfDebateIn Orthodox Judaism
topicOf discussions on gender and religious leadership in Judaism
usedAsTitleFor female clergy in some Orthodox institutions
female halakhic authorities in some communities
usedBy some liberal Orthodox Jewish communities
some non-Orthodox Jewish communities
supporters of expanded roles for women in Orthodox Judaism
usedFor referring to a female rabbi
usedIn some Jewish communities

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rabbi femaleTitleVariant Rabba