- posek, a more
qualified authority; see
Responsa § In Judaism). Similar, a
semicha focusing on the laws of
Shabbat is
sometimes granted. Often,
niddah will...
- In the
Hebrew Bible,
semicha (literally "leaning")
refers to the priest's
placing of his
hands before the
offering of a
korban (animal sacrifice) in the...
- this
semicha and
ordained Rav
Moshe Alshich, it is not
clear he
utilized the
semicha in any
other way.
Nowhere does he
refer to a
renewal of
semicha, and...
- priesthood.
Members of the
Sanhedrin had to
receive their ordination (
semicha) in an
uninterrupted line of
transmission from Moses, yet
rather than being...
- network, many of which, in contrast,
include a
semicha program.
Since the 1950's,
unlike in
other streams,
semicha is
obtained by the bulk of
Chabad yeshiva...
- for
students to
undertake classes for
rabbinical ordination,
known as
semicha. The term is a
compound of the
Hebrew words rosh ("head") and
yeshiva (a...
- Christ's College,
Finchley Occupation Rabbi philosopher theologian author Semicha London School of
Jewish Studies Etz
Chaim Yeshiva (London)
Website Official...
- a
Semicha ("rabbinic ordination") program,
usually in
preparation for the "
Semicha of the Rabbanut"; many
Hesder graduates would also
obtain semicha from...
- the
workforce in
Israel or
other countries.
Students accepted into the
Semicha program (ordination) are
required to
spend three-years
studying Halacha...
- term rav is also
Hebrew for rabbi. (For a more
nuanced discussion, see
semicha.) The term is
frequently used by
Orthodox Jews to
refer to
their own rabbi...
