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To: Lewite
Rabbi is the Hebrew term for "Teacher", which I profess to be, nothing more.

A "Rabbi" is a specific kind of teacher, one who is certified to instruct in Jewish law. A "Rabbi" must received semichah (ordination) from a qualified yeshiva (seminary).

Since you are a Christian, it follows that you are not a qualified instructor of Jewish law. Therefore you may call yourself "Professor" or "Reverend" or even "Doctor" (but only if you have a PhD) but you are not a Rabbi.

42 posted on 02/17/2005 3:24:39 PM PST by Alouette (Learned Mother of Zion)
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To: Alouette

Actually, he could call himself 'rabbi', but not 'Rabbi'.


45 posted on 02/17/2005 3:30:56 PM PST by beezdotcom (I'm usually either right or wrong...)
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To: Alouette

"Since you are a Christian, it follows that you are not a qualified instructor of Jewish law."

Are you speaking of the Torah? Because if you are it is a requirement that Christians know that law very well. Now I know very well that most Christians are taught that the 'law' no longer applies, but that is not the first seduction planted in Christianity.


46 posted on 02/17/2005 3:31:26 PM PST by Just mythoughts
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To: Alouette

I am not a christian, I keep Torah. The Sabbath included and Yahweh's Festivals (Yearly Sabbaths). I try to keep all the Commands of Yahweh. I do not care that some Yahudim teach the Talmud as the final athority. I only go by the Scriptures, not "king jimmy" the pedophile or what some Babylonian foisted on my Hebrew brothers twenty five hundred years ago.


59 posted on 02/17/2005 3:51:33 PM PST by Lewite (Praise YAHWEH and Proclaim His Wonderful Name, His Son Yahshua Messiah is coming soon!)
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To: Alouette

Was Jesus not a Rabbi?


167 posted on 02/18/2005 7:17:34 AM PST by keats5
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