Reply To: If you do not have s'micha, can you advertise yourself as "Rabbi"?

DaasYochid: Maybe. Maybe smicha should be the prerequisite to being marbitz torah. Amateurs should not be marbitz torah. Without smicha it’s probable that at least ONE of their positions, statements or teachings may be inconsistent with halacha. Teaching torah is a big responsibility, you simply CANNOT risk inconsistency. Especially when malleable young minds are involved. The issue is that practically speaking, you wouldn’t have enough qualified rabbeyim if you do that. There are lots of excellent Rabbeyim, but also, there are some bad ones.