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February 14, 2013 2:26 am at 2:26 am #995589
chafetzchaim613
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Torah613613Torah: “I need to know the following: Is it permissible to call someone who is not a Rabbi, “Rabbi”?

Of course it is. There are many people in my yeshiva without official smicha who are called Rabbi. In fact, there is no official smicha today- period. So from an halachic standpoint it’s a non-issue.