Laying on of hands
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The laying on of hands is a widely-used religious practice.
Catholic ordination ceremony with laying on of hands
Laying on of hands during a Finnish Lutheran ordination in Oulu, Finland
Laying on of hands during a Catholic priestly ordination in Germany
Laying on of hand by a missionary; conversion to Christianity as a form of healing. Statue in Tilburg, Netherlands
Semikhah
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Semikhah is the traditional term for rabbinic ordination in Judaism.
Laying on of hands
…The laying on of hands is a widely-used religious practice. In Judaism, semikhah (Hebrew: סמיכה, "leaning [of the hands]") accompanies the conferring of a blessing or authority. In Christian churches, chirotony is used as both a…
Example semikhah certificate, Yadin Yadin, of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan awarded by Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel. The wording, as is typical, states that the holder is learned in Shas (ש״ס) – i.e. has wide knowledge of Talmud – as well as in Rishonim and Acharonim – i.e. has deep knowledge of Halakha. The phrase "כל מן דין סמוכין לנא" is often included, and translates "anyone of this [caliber] may be ordained for us"; similarly often included is the phrase "הגיע להוראה" (