A Rabbi needs scholarship; he or she must know Talmud Torah, the Law of Moses, Midrash and Halakhah, the application of the Law. In order to be accepted, a student has to have studied Talmud in a post-high school yeshiva environment for a significant period, and, of course, he or she has to demonstrate an appropriate level of piety and observance. Usually, rabbinical schools spend the majority of the day – generally from nine in the morning until three in the afternoon – studying Talmud.