Posek
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In Jewish law, a posek ( ; pl. poskim ) is a legal scholar who determines the application of Halakha, the Jewish religious law derived from the written and Oral Torah, in cases of Jewish law where previous authorities are inconclusive, or in those situations where no clear halakhic precedent exists. The decision of a posek is known as a psak halakha ("ruling of law"; ) or simply a "psak". Piskei halakha are generally recorded in the responsa literature.
In Jewish law, a posek ( ; pl. poskim ) is a legal scholar who determines the application of Halakha, the Jewish religious law derived from the written and Oral Torah, in cases of Jewish law where previous authorities are inconclusive, or in those situations where no clear halakhic precedent exists. The decision of a posek is known as a psak halakha ("ruling of law"; ) or simply a "psak". Piskei halakha are generally recorded in the responsa literature. ==== 1600–1900==== Yoel Sirkis (1561–1640), Bach David HaLevi Segal (1586–1667), Turei Zahav Sabbatai ha-Kohen (1621–1662), Shach Avraham Gombiner (1633–1683), Magen Avraham Tzvi Ashkenazi (1668–1718), Chacham Tzvi Jacob Emden (1797–1776) Yechezkel Landau (1713–1793), Noda Bihudah Vilna Gaon (1720–1797), Gra Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745–1812), Shulchan Aruch HaRav Aryeh Leib Heller (1745–1812), Ketzos HaChoshen Avraham Danzig (1748–1820), Chayei Adam Yaakov Lorberbaum (1762–1830), Nesivos HaMishpat Moses Sofer (1762–1839), Chasam Sofer Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (1789–1866), Tzemach Tzedek Shlomo Ganzfried (1804–1886), Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor (1817–1896) Yehoshua Leib Diskin (1818–1898), Maharil Diskin ==External links== An introduction to the system of Jewish Law , aish.com AskMoses.com, Live answers , archived from the 2004 original at nishmat.net Jewish Law Research Guide, University of Miami Law Library Jewish Law: Examining Halacha, Jewish Issues and Secular Law (online journal)
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