Definition of "responsa" []

• A body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them. (noun)

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• "What we are embracing with this title is not the stamp of authority that a responsa from a learned rabbi brings with it; rather we are embracing the dialectical approach which characterizes a great many of them."
• "If you read the Talmud and modern Jewish legal responsa, the connections are pretty clear."
• "In addition, as Rabbi Yehuda Silman states in one of his responsa Yeshurun, Volume 15, page 589, "of course it is assumed that the rabbi will seek the advice of professionals in the field as may be necessary.""