Chief Rabbi
Head Jewish leader
The Chief Rabbi is the principal religious leader of a Jewish community in a country or region.
The position carries authority over religious law, ritual matters, and community guidance.
Britain, Israel, and several other nations have official Chief Rabbis, though the role's scope varies: The Chief Rabbi spoke at the memorial service.
Some countries maintain separate Chief Rabbis for different Jewish traditions.
- religious leaderOne shepherding believers
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- Torah scrollHandwritten biblical parchment roll
- JewishOf a Semitic people
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- RabbisBaal Shem Tov
- British JewryWhitechapel, readmission, resettlement, Oliver Cromwell, Cromwell
- French JewsFrench Jews, Dreyfus, Dreyfus Affair, Dreyfus affair, Vichy
- Romanian JewryHolocaust survivors, aliyah, Jewish museums, memorial sites, memorials
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