Jewish religious occupations

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Kohen (, ; , ) is the Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood, also called Aaronites or Aaronides. They are traditionally believed, and halakhically required, to be of direct patrilineal descent from the biblical Aaron (also Aharon), brother of Moses, and thus belong to the Tribe of Levi.

Levites ( ; ) or Levi are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname Halevi, which consists of the Hebrew definite article "" Ha- ('the') plus Levi ('Levite'), is not conclusive regarding being a Levite; a titular use of HaLevi indicates being a Levite. The daughter of a Levite is a (Bat being Hebrew for 'daughter').

A (; ; Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation ; ; ) is a Jewish man trained in the practice of (). A woman who is trained in the practice is referred to as a (; ). Ashkenazi Jews may use the word "moyel" based on the Yiddish pronunciation of the Hebrew "mohel".

A hazzan (; , ) or chazzan (, plural ; ; ) is a Jewish musician or precentor trained in the vocal arts who leads the congregation in songful Jewish prayer. In English, a hazzan is often referred to as a cantor, a term also used in Christianity.

thumb|A sofer at work, Ein Bokek, Israel thumb|A sofer sews together the pieces of parchment A sofer, sopher, sofer SeTaM, sofer ST"M (, "scribe"; plural , ), or soifer () is a Jewish scribe who can transcribe Sifrei Kodesh (holy scrolls), tefillin (phylacteries), mezuzot (ST"M, , is an abbreviation of these three terms) and other religious writings.

In Jewish law, a posek ( , pl. poskim, ) is a legal scholar who determines the application of halakha, the Jewish religious laws derived from the written and Oral Torah, in cases of Jewish law where previous authorities are inconclusive, or in those situations where no clear halakhic precedent exists.

thumb|upright|Gabbai in Biała Podlaska (Poland, 1926) A gabbai (), sometimes spelled gabay, also known as shamash (, sometimes transcribed shamas) or warden (UK, similar to churchwarden), is a beadle or sexton, a person who assists in the running of synagogue services in some way. The role may be undertaken on a voluntary or paid basis. A shamash (literally 'servant') or gabbai can also mean an assistant to a rabbi (particularly the secretary or personal assistant to a Hasidic rebbe).

thumb|right|A Jewish father teaching a child in 19th-century Podolia. Melamed, Melammed ( "teacher") in Biblical times denoted a religious teacher or instructor in general (e.g., in Psalm 119:99 and Proverbs 5:13), but which in the Talmudic period was applied especially to a teacher of children, and was almost invariably followed by the word tinokot ( "children"). The Aramaic equivalent was .

Jewish woman who has studied Jewish Law and received rabbinical ordination or fulfills other Jewish religious roles

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thumb|Various Kashrut|Kosher symbols on a package of Kosher [[meat]] thumb|A rabbi List of halal and kosher fish#Kosher|searching for scales on the skin of a swordfish in [[Tétouan, Morocco]] A mashgiach (, "supervisor"; , mashgichim) or mashgicha (pl. mashgichot) is a Jew who supervises the kashrut status of a kosher establishment. Mashgichim may supervise any type of food service establishment, including slaughterhouses, food manufacturers, hotels, caterers, nursing homes, restaurants, butchers, groceries, or cooperatives. Mashgichim usually work as on-site supervisors and inspectors, repres

thumb|1902 postcard showing a badkhn addressing a bride at a Jewish wedding A badchen or badkhn (, pronounced and sometimes written batkhn) is a type of Ashkenazic Jewish professional wedding entertainer, poet, sacred clown, and master of ceremonies originating in Eastern Europe, with a history dating back to at least the sixteenth or seventeenth century. The badkhn was an indispensable part of the traditional Jewish wedding in Europe who guided the bride and groom through the stages of the ceremony, acted as master of ceremonies, and sang to the bride, groom and in-laws with the accompaniment

A schulklopfer (or shulklopfer; ) is the person who calls a Jewish community to prayer in the local synagogue.

A debtera (or dabtara; Ge'ez/Tigrinya/Amharic: ደብተራ (Däbtära); plural, Ge'ez\Tigrinya: debterat, Amharic: debtrawoch ) is an itinerant religious figure in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches, and the Beta Israel, who sings hymns and dances for churchgoers, and who performs exorcisms and white magic to aid the congregation. A debtera will claim an ecclesiastical identity and behave as in minor orders. They may in fact be officially ordained as deacons, or may act outside the Church hierarchy. They are usually feared by the local population.

thumb|Rabbi Yosef Schwartz A meshulach (; plural: meshulachim), also known as a shaliach () or SHaDaR (, acronym for ), was an emissary sent to the Diaspora to raise funds (ḥalukka) for the existence of the Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel. The institution of the Emissaries of the Land of Israel, which began in ancient times, developed and contributed greatly to the connection between Diaspora Judaism and the Jews in the Land of Israel, and to the cultural life of the Jewish communities.