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

He resisted the ordination of women, declaring that Pope John Paul II had once and for all ruled out the possibility.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 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

They said African churches will keep the marriage and ordination bans in their region while remaining in the denomination.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

There would be no college education, no bachelor’s degree, nothing, just a rabbinic ordination.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok