Q&A: Definition of a "Rabbi"
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Definition of a "Rabbi"
Question
What is the definition of the title rabbi, or who is entitled to this title?
Thank you.
Answer
There is no definition. Whoever some group has decided is worthy of it. It is true that nowadays the term has been cheapened, and there are even secular rabbis (I intend to write about this), but that is a result of the fact that there is no definition.