ordination
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Mr. Leiter, who earned orthodox rabbinical ordination, breaks into a homily connecting his son Moshe to the biblical original, Moses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The ordination certificate is proof of someone's acceptance into the monastic community.
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025
Not long after his ordination, he was named the Jesuit provincial for Argentina, which put him in charge of the order’s activities throughout the country.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025
“Because I am not nor cannot be in pastoral ministry at this time in my life, I do not think reinstating my ordination is appropriate.”
From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024
If Reb Saunders even once heard of Danny being anywhere in my presence, he would remove him immediately from the college and send him to an out-of-town yeshiva for his rabbinic ordination.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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