The early rabbis were Pharisees, one of two main parties in first century Judaism. Where their opponents, the Saducees, emphasized the sacrificial rituals of the Temple, Phariseeic Judaism was centered on local synagogues. Where the Saducees focused on the obligations of people to tithe and bring sacrifices, Pharisees emphasized personal piety, ethics, prayer and learning. When the Temple was destroyed and the sacrificial rituals ended, Phariseeic Judaism provided a foundation for the continuation of the Jewish tradition.
Men can be Rabbis in all forms of Judaism. In Liberal Judaism (Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, etc.), women can also be Rabbis. There is currently a few practicing female clergy in Orthodox Judaism, but they are not considered Rabbis since it is forbidden for women to be Rabbis in Orthodox Judaism.
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The leaders of Judaism are Rabbis. The followers of Judaism are the Jewish people.
Clergy for Judaism are called rabbis.
Rabbis are the clergy of Judaism.[Note: Some envengelical Christian groups refer to their ministers as rabbis in an attempt to blend their practices with Judaism. This is not considered a valid use of the title from the Jewish perspective.]
-- The modern Reform and Reconstructionist Jewish movements ordain female rabbis. -- The Conservative Jewish movement began to ordain women within the past 20 years. -- Orthodox Judaism has never ordained women.
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