<P> In individual religious congregations or synagogues , the spiritual leader is generally the rabbi . Rabbis are expected to be taught in both the Talmud and the Shulkhan Arukh ( Code of Jewish Law ) as well as many other classical texts of Jewish scholarship . Rabbis go through formal training in Rabbinical texts and responsa , either at a yeshiva or similar institution . `` Rabbi '' is not a universal term however , as many Sephardic rabbinic Jewish communities refer to their leaders as hakham ( `` wise man '' ) . Among Yemenite Jews , known as Teimanim , the term mori ( `` my teacher '' ) is used . Each religious tradition has its own qualifications for rabbis ; for more information , see Semicha ( `` ordination '' ) . In addition to the rabbi , most synagogues have a hazzan ( cantor ) who leads many parts of the prayer service . </P>
<P> In individual religious congregations or synagogues , the spiritual leader is generally the rabbi . Rabbis are expected to be taught in both the Talmud and the Shulkhan Arukh ( Code of Jewish Law ) as well as many other classical texts of Jewish scholarship . Rabbis go through formal training in Rabbinical texts and responsa , either at a yeshiva or similar institution . `` Rabbi '' is not a universal term however , as many Sephardic rabbinic Jewish communities refer to their leaders as hakham ( `` wise man '' ) . Among Yemenite Jews , known as Teimanim , the term mori ( `` my teacher '' ) is used . Each religious tradition has its own qualifications for rabbis ; for more information , see Semicha ( `` ordination '' ) . In addition to the rabbi , most synagogues have a hazzan ( cantor ) who leads many parts of the prayer service . </P>
what is the name given to the chief religious leader of a synagogue
what is the name given to the chief religious leader of a synagogue
rabbi
rabbi