Posek and Responsa

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Difference between Posek and Responsa

Posek vs. Responsa

Posek (פוסק, pl. Poskim) is the term in Jewish law for "decisor"—a legal scholar who decides the Halakha in cases of law where previous authorities are inconclusive or in those situations where no halakhic precedent exists. Responsa (Latin: plural of responsum, "answers") comprise a body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them.

Similarities between Posek and Responsa

Posek and Responsa have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Halakha, History of responsa in Judaism, Jurist, Precedent, Rabbinic literature, Talmud.

Halakha

Halakha (הֲלָכָה,; also transliterated as halacha, halakhah, halachah or halocho) is the collective body of Jewish religious laws derived from the Written and Oral Torah.

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History of responsa in Judaism

History of responsa in Judaism spans a period of 1,700 years.

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Jurist

A jurist (from medieval Latin) is someone who researches and studies jurisprudence (theory of law).

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Precedent

In common law legal systems, a precedent, or authority, is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.

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Rabbinic literature

Rabbinic literature, in its broadest sense, can mean the entire spectrum of rabbinic writings throughout Jewish history.

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Talmud

The Talmud (Hebrew: תַּלְמוּד talmūd "instruction, learning", from a root LMD "teach, study") is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law and theology.

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Posek and Responsa Comparison

Posek has 148 relations, while Responsa has 40. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 3.19% = 6 / (148 + 40).

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