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congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. And thou shalt put of thy honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may hearken.' ... And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before
Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation. And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD spoke by the hand of Moses.
1893:, the festival of ordination. Today in most branches of Judaism, there is no laying on of hands; ordination is conferred as an academic degree with a diploma, signed by the officiating rabbis, often hand-written on parchment. In fact, receiving ordination has been a festive occasion accompanied by celebration since Talmudic times. According to the Talmud, when the rabbis ordained
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And Moses spoke unto the LORD, saying: 'Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation ...' And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is spirit, and lay thy hand upon him; and set him before
Eleazar the priest, and before all the
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because their reputations as Torah-scholars and sages is unquestioned and esteemed based on the recommendations of trusted sages, and the experiences and interactions that many knowledgeable Torah-observant Jews have with them, which thus gives practical testimony based on experience that these great
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to a mountain pass far from any settlement or farm, and ordained all five students. When the Romans attacked them, Judah ben Bava blocked the pass with his body, allowing the others to escape, and became one of
Judaism's ten Rabbinic Martyrs himself by being speared 300 times. The five new rabbis โ
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Just as a debate exists about who is a Jew, there is little consensus as to who is a rabbi. The Reform movement in a
Responsa states that for their Temples, pulpit rabbis need to attend and complete their academic program at the Reform movement's rabbinic schools. But they further state that this
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of one-on-one. Nor do they deal with the issue of rabbis who are not pulpit rabbis but teach, study, and do research. They do say that the need for three rabbis is unneeded as the two additional rabbis are just witnesses and cannot attest to the new rabbi's knowledge.
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forbade the
Sanhedrin to assemble and declared ordination illegal. (Roman law prescribed capital punishment for any rabbi who received ordination and complete destruction of the town where the ordination occurred). It seems to have continued until at least 425, when
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was originally intended to make a distinction between the ordination of rabbis and that of cantors. However, in response to the increased responsibility of the cantor in contemporary
American synagogues, some institutions such as
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her hair, she is still a graceful doe !" the analogy and implication being: just as a bride is inherently beautiful, so for ordination, one's Torah knowledge must be immediately apparent. They also sang at the ordination of
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ruled that "if all the sages In Israel would unanimously agree to appoint and ordain judges, then these new ordinants would possess the full authority of the original ordained judges". Based on this ruling, in 1538
1918:: "Just like these, just like these, ordain for us!"; epitomizing, as they did, the ideal candidate for ordination. This wording - ืื ืื ืืื ืกืืืื ืื ื - as per the certificate displayed, is still often included on
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demonstrated sufficient education and proper judgment to determine the ritual status of firstborn animals that have developed a blemish. This degree required extensive veterinary knowledge. See
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even though they may occupy important rabbinical and leadership positions. The reasons being that what is prized in the communities they serve and lead is most of all a supreme mastery of the
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would be killed, any city in which the ceremony took place would be razed, and all crops within a mile of the ceremony's site would be destroyed. The line of succession was saved by
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Similarly, when Moses found the task of leadership too difficult, God caused the "spirit" in Moses to enter 70 additional elders (though no resting of hands is mentioned here).
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may have even survived until the 12th century when semuchim from
Lebanon and Syria were traveling to Israel in order to pass on semicha to their students. Others, such as
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Joshua son of Nun was filled with a spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him. The
Israelites therefore listened to him, doing as God had commanded Moses.
1844:; further, often in these institutions less emphasis is placed on Talmud and Jewish law, "but rather on sociology, cultural studies, and modern Jewish philosophy". See
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is also granted for a limited form of ordination, focused on the application of
Halakha in specific settings as opposed to underlying Talmudic knowledge. Outside
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Conservative Jewish movements have ordained lay leaders to positions such as spiritual director,
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did not actually require a literal laying on of hands; the operative part of the ceremony consisted of a court of three, at least one of whom himself had
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succession ended is not certain. Many medieval authorities believed that this occurred during the reign of Hillel II, around the year 360 CE. However,
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was granted by a court of three judges, and it later required the participation of at least one who had attained this status, himself. According to
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until late in life, when a formal rabbinic qualification was necessary for him to call himself "rabbi" on an immigration application. Most current
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more generally, is (implicitly) required before one serves as a Rabbi.) It is not uncommon for a rabbi to hold several certificates, with each
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are issued in modern times with their content departing from the above, to an extent reflecting the contemporary Rabbinic role. See
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question, and (implicitly) certifies also that the candidate is suitable to function as a community rabbi. These terms derive from
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in 1312 BCE and that since that time, the knowledge of Torah has been passed from generation to generation by the conferment of
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tried to put a permanent end to the Sanhedrin. According to the Talmud, Hadrian decreed that anyone who gave or accepted
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Training the Rabbinate, Case Study: Five Conservative/Masorti Rabbinical Schools
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judgments on matters of religious law as it pertains to daily life, focusing on
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Albeck, H. (1943). "Semikha and Minnui and Beth Din", in:
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to their students. Some have historically used the term
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rabbis may possibly not be required to hold a "formal"
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Burnt offering (Judaism) ยง Order and preparation
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List of rabbinical schools ยง Non-denominational
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1853:Chief Rabbinate of Israel
1805:Yeshiva ยง Curriculum
1608:): The recipient of this
1501:Yeshiva ยง Jewish law
1217:('maggidic ordination').
3453:8, pp. 85โ93 (in Hebrew)
3434:, Hilchot Sanhedrin 4:11
3046:"Ordination and Semicha"
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3476:Encyclopaedia Judaica
3111:, p. 89; however see
2915:"Talmud Sanhedrin 5b"
2898:, Rabbinical College
2878:Semikhah Requirements
2825:Mishnah Sanhedrin 1:3
2271:("Moses our rabbi").
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2110:Ordination of cantors
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1807:for further outline.
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2720:positive commandment
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2140:Hebrew Union College
1650:Yatir Bechorot Yatir
1630:such as the laws of
1600:(Hebrew: ืืืื ืืืื,
1525:Yatir Bechorot Yatir
1462:standard code of law
3153:"Cantorial Program"
3139:"Cantorial Program"
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2764:merriam-webster.com
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2673:Jewish Encyclopedia
2405:and suppressed the
2383:Eleazar ben Shammua
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1885:Ordination ceremony
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183:Principles of faith
3467:Berenbaum, Michael
3383:Kuntras Hasemikhah
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2310:Mishnah and Talmud
2079:Yisrael Meir Kagan
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2470:Jacob Berab
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2366:Rabbi Akiva
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2127:investiture
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1875:Yoreh Yoreh
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1666:Yoreh Yoreh
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1598:Yadin Yadin
1580:Orach Chaim
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1489:Acharonim
1378:"Hora'ah"
1336:Acharonim
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