5:20). The conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount confirms the special status of Jesus as not only Rabbi but Prophet (Matt. 7:28-8:1): “And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes. […]
She’s a rabbanit — the Hebrew word for a rabbi’s wife. What means Rebbetzin? the wife of a rabbi: the wife of a rabbi. Who can a rabbi marry? Traditionally, rabbis were expected to marry women who were devoted to Judaism. The convention was a logical one. As a symbolic […]
One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as semikha – following a course of study of Jewish texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of the rabbi developed in the Pharisaic (167 BCE–73 CE) and Talmudic (70–640 CE) eras, when learned teachers assembled to […]
Salary Ranges for Rabbis The salaries of Rabbis in the US range from $22,380 to $155,000 , with a median salary of $44,250 . The middle 60% of Rabbis makes between $44,250 and $77,220, with the top 80% making $155,000. How much do rabbis get paid UK? Salary Recap The […]
Over the years, the number of yeshiva students has also grown by 21%, from 30,000 to 37,000. In just a single year—2018, the increase in the number of yeshiva students reached 6% – higher than the growth rate of the ultra-Orthodox population, which stands at 4%. How many yeshiva are […]
Definition of yeshiva 1 : a school for talmudic study. 2 : an Orthodox Jewish rabbinical seminary. 3 : a Jewish day school providing secular and religious instruction. What does yeshiva mean in Hebrew? a sittingThe word yeshiva comes from the Hebrew yesibah, “academy,” or literally “a sitting.” Definitions of […]
While our acceptance rate to those programs are consistently double the national average (45%), over the past few years YU pre-health students have been accepted to programs for nursing, podiatry, optometry, physician’s assistant and veterinary medicine. Does Yeshiva University have a medical school? Yeshiva University continued to grant Einstein’s degrees […]
As of August 2012, Yeshiva University enrolls approximately 6,400 undergraduate students, 3,500 graduate students, and 1,000 students at its affiliated high schools—Yeshiva University High School for Boys and Yeshiva University High School for Girls—and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). Do you have to be Orthodox to go to Yeshiva […]
Hasidic girls can’t study Talmud and therefore learn more English, math and social studies than the boys do, though taboo subjects such as evolution and sex education are typically omitted. Do Hasidic girls attend high school? While traditional Haredi and Hasidic yeshivas are only for boys, with girls attending Beis […]
Torah study at an Orthodox yeshiva comprises the study of rabbinic literature, principally the Talmud, along with the study of halacha (Jewish law); Musar and Hasidic philosophy are often studied also. What do Jews learn in school? In all Jewish day schools, students are taught to read, speak, and understand […]
The Talmud is a record of the rabbinic debates in the 2nd-5th century on the teachings of the Torah, both trying to understand how they apply and seeking answers for the situations they themselves were encountering. Is the Talmud part of the Bible? Talmud and Midrash, commentative and interpretative writings […]
At the time, a consensus developed that all music and singing would be banned; this was codified as a rule by some early Jewish rabbinic authorities. However, the ban on singing and music, although not formally lifted by any council, soon became understood as only a ban outside of religious […]
Judaism is the world’s oldest monotheistic religion, dating back nearly 4,000 years. Followers of Judaism believe in one God who revealed himself through ancient prophets. Was Judaism one of the first religions? Some scholars argue that modern Judaism evolved from Yahwism, the religion of ancient Israel and Judah, by the […]
The English word “kosher” is derived from the Hebrew root “kashér,” which means “to be pure, proper, or suitable for consumption” ( 1 ). The laws that provide the foundation for a kosher dietary pattern are collectively referred to as “kashrut” and are found within the Torah, the Jewish book […]
Many Orthodox Jews prefer to grow beards, for a variety of religious, social, and cultural reasons, even if they believe that electric shavers would be permitted; many Orthodox Jews, even Hasidic Orthodox Jews, today grow beards to keep the tradition of their ancestors, regardless of the permissibility of their removal […]