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February 13, 2013 10:55 pm at 10:55 pm #995583
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mdd asked: Since when did mastery of davka a portion of Y.D. as opposed to anything else make one a Rabbi?

See Sanhedrin 5b. There are 3 classes of semicha. Yoreh Yoreh (can rule on issur/heter), Yadin Yadin (can rule on monetary law) and Yatir Bechoros Yatir (can deal with korbonos issues)