There are certain requirements to be recognized as a rabbi (teacher) within Judaism.

One must be both:

1. Jewish. (See Messianic Jewish Giyur (Conversion))

2. An ordained leader of a beit knesset with sufficient knowledge to render halakhic decisions; or an ordained Torah scholar with sufficient knowledge to render halakhic decisions.

"Sufficient knowledge" is defined as a mastery of the Torah, and is generally recognized to include a formal education in Jewish religious studies, and/or a recognition by peers concerning one's knowledge of the Torah and materials usually covered by such a formal education at a Jewish yeshiva.

We therefore recognize leaders who meet the qualifications above, by whatever their conferred title is by their peers out of respect for the various local authorities that do exist, or by the title "rabbi." Since there is no sitting Beit Din, the Jerusalem Council currently does not transmit semicha to ordination candidates who themselves would need to be confirmed by the Ruach HaKodesh, and all inquires should be directed to one's local Covenant community authority for questions regarding semicha and appropriate usage of related titles.

Discussion: Messianic Jewish Semicha (Rabbinic Ordination)
Related Discussion: Unbroken Chain of Semicha?
Related Discussion: To the Global Community of the Body of Messiah
Related Discussion: On the Jerusalem Council and its Re-Appointment
See: Deuteronomy 18:17-23
See: Chapter 11, Didache