smichah
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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. Rabbinic ordination.

Example Sentences

  • "After the end of rabbinical school, she will get semikhah."

  • "Their new rabbi has smicha from one of the top yeshivot on the East Coast." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • סמיכה

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand
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      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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      Alternative Spellings

      semikhah, smicha, semichah, semicha, semikha, smikha, smikhah, smikhe

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