- In
Jewish law, a
posek (Hebrew: פוסק [poˈsek], pl.
poskim, פוסקים [
posˈkim]) is a
legal scholar who
determines the
application of halakha, the Jewish...
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November 7, 1573) (Hebrew: שלמה לוריא) was one of the
great Ashke****c
poskim (decisors of
Jewish law) and
teachers of his time. He is
known for his work...
- present, but most
poskim follow Maimonides, who
ruled that no
number of
women present cir****vents the
prohibition of yichud. Many
poskim permits yichud in...
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communities differ greatly on how they make
changes in halakha. Notably,
poskim frequently extend the
application of a law to new situations, but do not...
- lit. 'the
first ones'; sing. ראשון, Rishon) were the
leading rabbis and
poskim who
lived approximately during the 11th to 15th centuries, in the era before...
- answers"), and
comprise the body of
written decisions and
rulings given by
poskim ("deciders of
Jewish law"). A
modern term, used
mainly for
questions on...
- see
their infant immediately. In Judaism,
there is a
dispute among the
poskim (Rabbinic authorities) as to
whether the first-born son from a caesarean...
- Some are
characterized by
Rebbes who are
predominantly Torah scholars and
poskim "deciders",
deriving their authority much like
ordinary non-Hasidic rabbis...
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pressed before the
temperature change takes place. In June 2008, nine
Haredi poskim signed a
public pronouncement (Kol Kore)
stating that it was
forbidden to...
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obtain official ordination to
become dayanim ("judges") on
religious courts,
poskim ("decisors" of
Jewish law), as well as
teachers in the
Hasidic schools....
