admor

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noun

A Hasidic rebbe, the leader of a Hasidic court.

Scrabble 8

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nounadmor (plural admorim)

plural admorim

  1. JudaismA Hasidic rebbe, the leader of a Hasidic court.

    I beg of you dear Rebbe, who is our last resort Though a single Matza will suffice for me My father is an Admor, and Vizhnitz is his court And as such he must be given three

    2022, Abie Rotenberg, “Al Hatzadikim”, in Journeys, Vol. 5
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    The movement reunited under the third Rebbe, Menachem Mendel (Zemah Zedeq) -- only to experience another schism after his passing and the creation of multiple courts of Chabad admorim.

    1994 July 26, A. Engler Anderson, “Why are Hasidim speaking for all Orthodox”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)

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Origin

Borrowed (possibly via Yiddish) from Hebrew אדמו״ר, abbreviation of אדוננו מורנו ורבנו (“our master, teacher and rabbi”).

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