The Torah, Specifically, the Tenakh, also called the five books of Moses. Christians know this text as the books Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy
A priest in Hebrew is "cohen". So people named Cohen are descended from Jewish priests. A Cohen / Kohen is specifically a Jewish Priest ascended from Aaron.
The hazzan leads the prayers in the synagogue and often is the one who also reads from the Torah-scroll.
It is because rabbi is a respectful name meaning teacher.
They called him rabbi, or teacher.
The scroll that contains the 5 'books' of Moses is called the Torah.
A rabbi
The Rabbi The gabbai The shammes The board of trustees Synagogue president The cantor
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They're called Rabbi's
No, unless you are using it as part of a title like a story called "The Rabbi and the Bear", or in a persons name like Rabbi John Friedman.
Rabbis don't preach. However the rabbi (or any leader) of a prayer service will usually be found at the bimah, which is rarely called an almemar.Note: A Jewish prayer service does not require a rabbi.
The Scroll