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Also known as Rabbanit, rebbetzen, rebbitzin, rebbitzen, rbitsin, rebetsin

thumb|Rabbi Simon Glazer and his wife, Rebbetzin Ida Glazer (née Cantor), 1917 thumb|Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Slabodka)|Nosson Tzvi Finkel with his wife, Rebbetzin Gittel Finkel thumb|Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis

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Instance of
title of honor
Subclass of
Maggid
Religion
Judaism
Image
הרבנית ימימה מזרחי מחייכת רקע בהיר.jpg
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Commons category
Rebbetzins
different from
rabbi

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  • Community roles
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thumb|Rabbi Simon Glazer and his wife, Rebbetzin Ida Glazer (née Cantor), 1917 thumb|Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Slabodka)|Nosson Tzvi Finkel with his wife, Rebbetzin Gittel Finkel thumb|Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis

Rebbetzin () or Rabbanit () is the title used for the wife of a rabbi—typically among Orthodox, Haredi, and Hasidic Jews—or for a female Torah scholar or teacher.

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