2007-01-21 03:32:10 · 4 answers · asked by Megan 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nothing at all.
2007-01-24 05:56:16 · answer #1 · answered by Ivri_Anokhi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could ask the same question about Protestant Christianity. If I understand the concept correctly, the diocese stems from the fact that there IS a central authority in Catholosism. Since there is NO central authority in Judaism, there wouldn't be the equivelant of a diocese.
Rabbis get the right to be called "Rabbi" from being ordained. Ordination is done by a single person, usually the head of a yeshiva (seminary) sometimes under the auspices of that yeshiva. But there is no central control of seminaries or of synagogues.
2007-01-21 14:04:00 · answer #2 · answered by BMCR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judiasm is not centralized. There is no authority like the Pope. So there isn't a hierarchy like what you're thinking of. There is no similar institution.
2007-01-22 17:26:19 · answer #3 · answered by MaryBridget G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judiasm (in the present, non-Temple, form) is a decentralized religion. There is no such thing.
2007-01-21 17:55:29 · answer #4 · answered by ysk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋