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Judaism is not a centralised religion and does not have a person who's the equivalent to the Pope. The title Rabbi means teacher and today Rabbis have a number of roles in Jewish life.

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No. A rabbi is a Jewish teacher with no sacred abilities. Judaism has no pope or any religious ranks.

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