En el judaísmo, rabino (en hebreo רַבִּי rabī (en yidis se acuñó el término רבה Rebeh)), equivalente a maestro o "su excelencia". La palabra rabino deriva de la raíz hebrea רַב rav, la cual significa, en hebreo bíblico, "abundante" o, en arameo, "distinguido". Era una figura netamente farisaica en sus orígenes, hacia el siglo III a. C., perseguía desplazar a los falsos sumos sacerdotes del partido (Kat/Majlaqah) saduceo, a través del culto sinagogal, pero es desde el año 70 d. C., tras la desaparición del segundo templo a manos del ejército del "imperio impío" (imperio romano), que logró instaurarse como la nueva autoridad y escuela espiritual de los judíos.

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In Judaism, a rabbi /ˈræbaɪ/ is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רַבִּי rabi [ˈʁäbi], meaning "My Master" (irregular plural רבנים rabanim [ʁäbäˈnim]), which is the way a student would address a master of Torah. The word "master" רב rav [ˈʁäv] literally means "great one". The basic form of the rabbi developed in the Pharisaic and Talmudic era, when learned teachers assembled to codify Judaism's written and oral laws. In more recent centuries, the duties of the rabbi became increasingly influenced by the duties of the Protestant Christian minister, hence the title "pulpit rabbis", and in 19th-century Germany and the United States rabbinic activities including sermons, pastoral counseling, and representing the community to the outside, all increased in importance. Within the various Jewish denominations there are different requirements for rabbinic ordination, and differences in opinion regarding who is to be recognized as a rabbi. For example, Orthodox Judaism does not ordain women as rabbis, but other movements have chosen to do so for halakhic reasons (Conservative Judaism) as well as ethical reasons (Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism).

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