Rabbis

thumb|Portrait of a Rabbi, Emil Orlík, 1901|284x284px

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|right|The Hakham of Moinești (Hahamul din Moineşti), [[Ștefan Luchian, 1909]] Hakham (or Chakam(i), Haham(i), Hacham(i), Hach; ) is a term in Judaism meaning a wise or skillful man; it often refers to someone who is a great Torah scholar. It can also refer to any cultured and learned person: "He who says a wise thing is called a Hakham, even if he be not a Jew." Hence, in Talmudic-Midrashic literature, wise gentiles are commonly called '' ("wise men of the nations of the world"). In Sephardic usage, hakham'' is a synonym for "rabbi".

Semikhah () is the traditional term for rabbinic ordination in Judaism.

judge in a Jewish religious court