Editing Rebbe (section)

== Hasidism ==
As a rule, among hasidim, ''rebbe'' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ɛ|b|ə}}) is referred to in Hebrew as ''admor'' (pl. ''admorim''), an abbreviation for [[Hebrew Language|Hebrew]] ''adoneinu moreinu v'rabeinu'' ({{langx|he|אדמו"ר}} acronym for '''אד'''וננו '''מ'''ורנו '''ור'''בנו), meaning "our master, our teacher, and our rabbi", which is now the modern Hebrew word in Israel for ''rebbe''.

Hasidim use the term ''rebbe'' also in a more elevated manner, to denote someone that they perceive not only as the religious leader or ''[[Nasi (Hebrew title)|nasi]]''<ref name=TheRebbeOnRebbe>{{cite web|last=Schneerson|first=Rabbi Menachem Mendel|title=The Head|url=http://www.chabad.org/therebbe/letters/default_cdo/aid/66722/jewish/The-Head.htm|work=Kabbalah and the Mystical|publisher=Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center|access-date=25 August 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619001923/http://www.chabad.org/therebbe/letters/default_cdo/aid/66722/jewish/The-Head.htm|archive-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> of their congregation, but as their spiritual adviser and mentor. ''The Rebbe'' or ''my Rebbe'' in this sense is a ''rav'' or ''rabbi'' whose views and advice are accepted not only on issues of religious law and practice, but in all arenas of life, including political and social issues. Sometimes a [[Hasid (term)|Hasid]] has a ''rebbe'' as his spiritual guide and an additional ''rav'' for rulings on issues of ''halakha''.

Hasidim use the concept of a (non-Hasidic) ''rebbe'' in the simple sense of ''rabbi'', as the Yiddish-German equivalent to the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] word {{Script/Hebrew|רַבִּי}} ''{{transliteration|he|rabi}}'' {{IPA|he|ˈʁäbi|}}. For example: "I will ask my rebbe ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ɛ|b|ə}}), Rabbi ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ae|b|aɪ}}) [[Ploni#Hebrew|Ploni]] (so-and-so), for advice about this personal matter."