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

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January 29, 2016 12:25 am at 12:25 am #1134356
oyveyoyvey
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If I may I would like to ask a simpler Q. Why do we call Anyone Rabbi?

Think about it for 5 seconds.

To show Respect to them Because their position or their Torah Knowledge (which in about 50% of cases earns them Smicha)

At least to show respect for the Torah that he’s teaching.