Talk:The rav

Can Refer To Many
Outside Modern Orthodox circles, many rabbis are also called the Rav, so it doesn't seem npov to have it simple direct there. In Israel for example, the Rav is Rav Kook, while among many sephardim, Rav Ovadia is.
 * The phrase "The Rav" overwhelmingly refers to Rav Soloveitchik. While it is true that in Haredi circles many rabbis are referred to thusly, no one rabbi has dominated the title like Rav Soloveitchik has -- this is evident from a simple Google search. As an aside, Rav Kook is rarely known as "the Rav" in English, only as "HaRav" ("הרב") in Hebrew. --DLand TALK 05:40, 14 March 2007 (UTC)