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Hebrew term or phrase:
יורה יורה כדת של תורה
English translation:
May all his teachings be Torah-true
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Amir Gavriely
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When you get ordained as a Rabbi, the certificate you receive includes this phrase; does anyone have a good translation for this?
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May all his teachings be Torah-true
That is the literal meaning of the expression, which is what I believe you are asking. This applies to someone who has been granted Rabbinical ordination as a teacher.
The analogous term ידין ידין would apply to someone who has been granted Rabbinical ordination as a judge. There the analogous phrase would be May all his judgments be Torah-true.
The analogous term ידין ידין would apply to someone who has been granted Rabbinical ordination as a judge. There the analogous phrase would be May all his judgments be Torah-true.
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A longer version is "יורה יורה, ידין ידין"
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Literally it means sort of "shall teach? teach he shall"
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If you look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semikhah
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It makes it clear that it is phrased as a Q and A ("יורה? יורה! ידין? ידין"):
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"The formula for Semikhah<br>
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The ancient formula for Semikhah was ‘Yoreh Yoreh. Yaddin Yaddin’ (‘May he decide? He may decide! May he judge? He may judge!’); and in the early days of rabbinical Judaism any ordained teacher could ordain his students.