Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi

Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) in Judaism, means "teacher", or more literally "great one". The word "Rabbi" is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means "great" or "distinguished, (in knowledge)". In the ancient Judean schools the sages were addressed as רִבִּי (Ribbi or Rebbi) — in recent centuries being re-vocalized to Rabbi ("my master"). This term of respectful address ...

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• Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis
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• Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership
• Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi
• Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism
• Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism
• Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism
• Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism
• Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi
• Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations
• Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

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Historically and until the present, recognition of a rabbi relates to the rabbi's competence to interpret Jewish law and act as a teacher on central matters within Judaism. More broadly speaking, it is also an issue of being a worthy successor to a sacred legacy. As a result, there have always been greater or lesser disputes about the legitimacy and authority of rabbis. Historical examples include Samaritans and Karaites. Acceptance of rabbinic credentia ...

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Rabbi, Rabbi - History, Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis, Rabbi - Era of the Tanakh the Hebrew Bible, Rabbi - Sages as rabbis, Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi, Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism, Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi, Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations, Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential, Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

Read more here: » Rabbi: Encyclopedia II - Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi

Historically and until the present, recognition of a rabbi relates to the rabbi's competence to interpret Jewish law and act as a teacher on central matters within Judaism. More broadly speaking, it is also an issue of being a worthy successor to a sacred legacy. As a result, there have always been greater or lesser disputes about the legitimacy and authority of rabbis. Historical examples include Samaritans and Karaites. Acceptance of rabbinic credentia ...

See also:

Rabbi, Rabbi - History, Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis, Rabbi - Era of the Tanakh the Hebrew Bible, Rabbi - Sages as rabbis, Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years, Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential, Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi, Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism, Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi, Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

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Traditionally, a man obtains semicha ("rabbinic ordination") after the completion of an arduous learning program in the codes of Jewish law and responsa. The most general form of semicha is Yorei yorei ("he shall teach"). Most Orthodox rabbis hold this qualification; they are sometimes called a moreh hora'ah ("a teacher of lessons"). A more advanced form of semicha is Yadin yadin ("he shall judge"). This enables the recipient to adjudicate cases of monetary law, amongst other responsibilities. ...

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Rabbi, Rabbi - History, Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis, Rabbi - Era of the Tanakh the Hebrew Bible, Rabbi - Sages as rabbis, Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi, Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism, Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi, Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations, Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential, Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

Read more here: » Rabbi: Encyclopedia II - Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi

Traditionally, a man obtains semicha ("rabbinic ordination") after the completion of an arduous learning program in the codes of Jewish law and responsa. The most general form of semicha is Yorei yorei ("he shall teach"). Most Orthodox rabbis hold this qualification; they are sometimes called a moreh hora'ah ("a teacher of lessons"). A more advanced form of semicha is Yadin yadin ("he shall judge"). This enables the recipient to adjudicate cases of monetary law, amongst other responsibilities. ...

See also:

Rabbi, Rabbi - History, Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis, Rabbi - Era of the Tanakh the Hebrew Bible, Rabbi - Sages as rabbis, Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years, Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential, Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi, Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism, Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi, Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

Read more here: » Rabbi: Encyclopedia II - Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi

Jewish tradition and law does not presume that women have more or less of an aptitude or moral standing required of rabbis. However, it has been the longstanding practice that only men become rabbis. This practice is continued to this day within the Orthodox community. Within the non-Orthodox organizations, including the Reform, Reconstructionist, and Conservative movements, women are routinely granted semicha on an equal basis with men beginning with Sa ...

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Rabbi, Rabbi - History, Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis, Rabbi - Era of the Tanakh the Hebrew Bible, Rabbi - Sages as rabbis, Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi, Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism, Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi, Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations, Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential, Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

Read more here: » Rabbi: Encyclopedia II - Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential

Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis. By tradition Moses was the first rabbi of the Children of Israel. To this day he is known to most Jews as Moshe Rabbeinu ("Moses our Teacher"). Moses is also considered the greatest prophet in the Hebrew Bible. Moses passed his leadership on to Joshua as commanded by God in the Book of Numbers, where the subject of semicha ("laying [of hands]" or "ordination") is first mentioned in the Torah in Numbers 27:15-23 [1] and Deuteronomy 34:9 [2]. By Jewish tradition, the authority granted by semicha has been passed from rabbi to rab ...

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Rabbi, Rabbi - History, Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis, Rabbi - Era of the Tanakh the Hebrew Bible, Rabbi - Sages as rabbis, Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years, Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential, Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi, Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism, Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi, Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

Read more here: » Rabbi: Encyclopedia II - Rabbi - History

In 19th century Germany and the United States, the duties of the rabbi became increasingly influenced by the duties of the Protestant Christian Minister, hence the title "pulpit rabbis". Sermons, pastoral counseling, representing the community to the outside, all increased in importance. Non-Orthodox rabbis, on a day-to-day business basis, now spend more time on these traditionally non-rabbinic functions than they do teaching, or answering questions on Jewish law and philosophy. Within the Modern Orthodox community, rabbis still mainly deal ...

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Rabbi, Rabbi - History, Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis, Rabbi - Era of the Tanakh the Hebrew Bible, Rabbi - Sages as rabbis, Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi, Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism, Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi, Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations, Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential, Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

Read more here: » Rabbi: Encyclopedia II - Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years

Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis. By tradition Moses was the first rabbi of the Children of Israel. To this day he is known to most Jews as Moshe Rabbeinu ("Moses our Teacher"). Moses is also considered the greatest prophet in the Hebrew Bible. Moses passed his leadership on to Joshua as commanded by God in the Book of Numbers, where the subject of semicha ("laying [of hands]" or "ordination") is first mentioned in the Torah in Numbers 27:15-23 [1] and Deuteronomy 34:9 [2]. By Jewish tradition, the authority granted by semicha has been passed from rabbi to rab ...

See also:

Rabbi, Rabbi - History, Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis, Rabbi - Era of the Tanakh the Hebrew Bible, Rabbi - Sages as rabbis, Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi, Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism, Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi, Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations, Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential, Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

Read more here: » Rabbi: Encyclopedia II - Rabbi - History

Jewish tradition and law does not presume that women have more or less of an aptitude or moral standing required of rabbis. However, it has been the longstanding practice that only men become rabbis. This practice is continued to this day within the Orthodox community. Within the non-Orthodox organizations, including the Reform, Reconstructionist, and Conservative movements, women are routinely granted semicha on an equal basis with men beginning with Sa ...

See also:

Rabbi, Rabbi - History, Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis, Rabbi - Era of the Tanakh the Hebrew Bible, Rabbi - Sages as rabbis, Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years, Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential, Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi, Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism, Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi, Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

Read more here: » Rabbi: Encyclopedia II - Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential

The rabbi is not an occupation found in the Torah (i.e the Pentateuch) as such; the first time this word is mentioned is in the Mishnah (most commonly thought to be codified around 200 C.E, that codification often attributed to Rabbi Judah Hanasi). The more ancient generations had no such titles as Rabban, Ribbi, or Rab , for either the Babylonian sages or the sages in Israel. This is evident from the fact that Hillel I, who came from Babylon, did not have the title Rabban prefixed to his name. Of the proph ...

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Rabbi, Rabbi - History, Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis, Rabbi - Era of the Tanakh the Hebrew Bible, Rabbi - Sages as rabbis, Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years, Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential, Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi, Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism, Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi, Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

Read more here: » Rabbi: Encyclopedia II - Rabbi - Sages as rabbis

In 19th century Germany and the United States, the duties of the rabbi became increasingly influenced by the duties of the Protestant Christian Minister, hence the title "pulpit rabbis". Sermons, pastoral counseling, representing the community to the outside, all increased in importance. Non-Orthodox rabbis, on a day-to-day business basis, now spend more time on these traditionally non-rabbinic functions than they do teaching, or answering questions on Jewish law and philosophy. Within the Modern Orthodox community, rabbis still mainly deal ...

See also:

Rabbi, Rabbi - History, Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis, Rabbi - Era of the Tanakh the Hebrew Bible, Rabbi - Sages as rabbis, Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years, Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential, Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi, Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism, Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi, Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

Read more here: » Rabbi: Encyclopedia II - Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years

The rabbi is not an occupation found in the Torah (i.e the Pentateuch) as such; the first time this word is mentioned is in the Mishnah (most commonly thought to be codified around 200 C.E, that codification often attributed to Rabbi Judah Hanasi). The more ancient generations had no such titles as Rabban, Ribbi, or Rab , for either the Babylonian sages or the sages in Israel. This is evident from the fact that Hillel I, who came from Babylon, did not have the title Rabban prefixed to his name. Of the proph ...

See also:

Rabbi, Rabbi - History, Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis, Rabbi - Era of the Tanakh the Hebrew Bible, Rabbi - Sages as rabbis, Rabbi - The role of the rabbi in the last 200 years, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi, Rabbi - Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi - Haredi and Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi - Conservative and Masorti Judaism, Rabbi - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Rabbi - Acceptance of who is a rabbi, Rabbi - Rabbinic seminaries unrelated to the major Jewish denominations, Rabbi - Women and the rabbinical credential, Rabbi - Modern Orthodox trends in female leadership, Rabbi - Becoming a rabbi: To have or not to have ordination

Read more here: » Rabbi: Encyclopedia II - Rabbi - Sages as rabbis