Tomorrow, I’ll have a longer story about Rabbi Avi Weiss’ controversial ordination of three Orthodox women on Sunday. But in the meantime, check out the sample ordination certificate, or klaf, ...

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people become ministers through the Universal Life Church, a non-denominational religious organization that ordains anyone who wants (for free) and advocates for ...

Since 1972, when the Reform movement ordained its first female rabbi, more than 700 others have joined her ranks in that denomination alone. But a surprise awaited them, though few seemed to notice: ...

The Buddhist Association of China announced on Monday that it has stripped the ordination certificate of Shi Yongxin as the abbot of the world-renowned Shaolin Temple is being investigated by multiple ...

Since 1972, when the Reform movement ordained its first female rabbi, more than 700 others have joined her ranks in that denomination alone. But a surprise awaited them, though few seemed to notice: ...

On Friday, the Buddhist Association of China announced that it had revoked the Buddhist clergy certificate of Daolu, citing his involvement in suspected fraud under the guise of assisting pregnant ...

JTA — Since 1972, when the Reform movement ordained its first female rabbi, more than 700 others have joined her ranks in that denomination alone. But a surprise awaited them, though few seemed to ...

Being ordained is no longer the preserve of priests and the holiest. In a sign of the cyber-heavy times, online ordination is booming thanks to the trend for marriages being officiated over by friends ...

The Buddhist Association of China said on Monday that it firmly supported and endorsed the decision to handle Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the Shaolin Temple and approved the revocation of Shi's ...

A few years ago, I received a call from a Hasidic Rebbe from a small synagogue in Brooklyn. In a mix of Yiddish and Hebrew, the Rebbe asked me, “could you help me write up a semichah [ordination ...