The word comes from the Mishnaic Hebrew construct רְבִּי‎ rǝbbī, meaning "Master [Name]"; the standard … See more

Rabbi is not an occupation found in the Hebrew Bible, and ancient generations did not employ related titles such as Rabban, Rabbi, or Rav to describe either the Babylonian sages or the sages in Israel. For example, … See more

Rabbis serve the Jewish community. Hence their functions vary as the needs of the Jewish community vary over time and from place to place.
Study and teaching Rabbis have always been the m… See more

The first recorded examples of ordination are Moses transmitting his authority to Joshua and the 70 elders. Similarly, Elijah transmitted his authority to Elisha.
According to Pirkei Avot, ordination was transmitte… See more

Historically and until the present, recognition of a rabbi relates to a community's perception of the rabbi's competence to interpret Jewish law and act as a teacher on central matters within Judaism. M… See more

With few rare exceptions, Jewish women have historically been excluded from serving as rabbis. This changed in the 1970s; coinciding with the shift in American society involving second-wave feminism, the … See more

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