How do you become a Rabbi online?

Answer 1

You can think of it as a college-level degree. You spend enough time studying the subjects that

a rabbi is expected to know, and developing the ability to go further in Judaic studies on your own.

Then your academic record of studies, conduct, and exams is reviewed by a 'board' of people

who have accomplished the same program previously and are recognized by their peers as some

of the best. If they agree among themselves, then they confer the 'degree', and you're a rabbi.

Very much the same process as getting your BS, your MS, or your PhD. In difficulty and the length

of time it takes, it seems to me that it's roughly between a BS and an MS.

Answer:To become a Rabbi one must master various aspects of Jewish Law. At vaious stages he is tested by his teacher, or more likely today by a senior Rabbi under who's supervision his teacher or teachers work. When he is ready his teacher, or the Senior Rabbi, will give him Smicha, Rabbical Ordination. The same as Moses gave Joshua and has been passed down teacher to student in an unbroken chain since.

As a prerequisite to learning Smicha (being accepted in a Rabbical Ordination program) a candidate would have to be an objservent Jew with several years of study, particular Talmud study, already already under his belt.

Other movements (Conservative, Reformed, Reconstructionist, Messianic, . . .) do not focus on Jewish Law their Rabbis function more like priests or ministers. They therefore are trained differently in a college like setting.

Answer 2

It depends on which denomination. For Orthodox, the person has to study at a Yeshivah and at the completion of his studies he gets his 'smicha' (ordination). Students can then specialise in areas of Jewish law in further studies. The process is similar to getting a university degree.

Answer 3

There are several websites that can teach a person how to become a Rabbi. In nearly all cases, and certainly to become an Orthodox Rabbi, such online courses stretch over numerous years. It is not like some Christian websites where you can become a minister in ten minutes.

Answer:Just to add a footnote to the above Answer, you should be aware that the above applies to laws and well-defined beliefs. But in order to learn Jewish mannerisms and ways of thinking, you should have a real live teacher as well.

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Answer 4

You have to be born Jewish or a convert to Judaism. You need to be a good, loving person, and attend rabbinical school and become ordained.