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Re: A Yiddish Lesson

At 01:44 PM 11/14/03, Sandra Layman wrote:
>Since when does "cohen" mean "rabbi"?

Here's the logic:  Cohen means a priest (in Olde Jerusalem); a priest is a 
religious officiant; a rabbi is a religious officiant.
Technically, however, the religious officiant most similar to a priest is a 
Chazn, so Cohen means cantor.  Right?  Amen.


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Cantor Sam Weiss === Jewish Community Center of Paramus, NJ


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