The Semicha

The semicha to be issued by the Judith Lady Montefiore College to successful students will be either yoreh yoreh or veyikare rav. Details of the differing requirements for the two grades of semicha can be found in the section on this website describing the course structure.

The examining board will include the following distinguished rabbis (names listed in alphabetical order), all of whom are expected to sign the semicha certificate.

  • Dayan Saadia Amor (Rosh Beth Din, Sephardi Beth Din, London)
  • Dayan Ezra Basri (lately Ab Beth Din, Jerusalem)
  • Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy OBE (Spiritual Head of the S & P Jews' Congregation)
  • Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks Ph.D.