PARNOSSEH Means of livelihood; sustenance.
RABBI Teacher of the Law; the religious guide and arbiter of a community; also teacher, as at a Cheder.
REB Mr.
REBBE The acknowledged leader of the Chassidîm, usually a wonder-worker; called also "Güter Yüd." and Tsaddik.
REBBITZIN Wife of a rabbi.
RÖFEH Jewish physician.
RUBLE (Russian). Russian coin worth about half a dollar.
SECHSER (Ger.). A small coin.
SHOCHET Ritual slaughterer.
SHOFAR Ram's horn, used on New Year's Day, etc. See Lev. xxiii. 24.