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. ❋ Unknown (2008)
If you read the Talmud and modern Jewish legal responsa, the connections are pretty clear. ❋ Unknown (2009)
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." ❋ Nicole Neroulias (2011)
He examines the few responsa which relate to abortion from the ❋ LeBeit Yoreh (2009)
Marital status and related problems often are a frequent topic of rabbinic responsa. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef has devoted many responsa to this subject. ❋ Unknown (2009)
In marriage-related responsa, he focuses primarily on the legal structure. ❋ Unknown (2009)
That which derives from contemporary responsa is colored by the status and gender of the respondents and the degree to which they wish to reform the halakhic situation which governs male-female relationships. ❋ Unknown (2009)
In the margins of one of the responsa dealing with the matter of inheritance, Benvenida, not identified by name, is recognized as “a lady and a crown of women, a mother in Israel.” ❋ Unknown (2009)
The location of his original will is not known, but because it was later contested, several rabbinic responsa dealt with the nature of his deposition and the validity of the charges against it without ever specifically mentioning the names of Samuel, Benvenida, or any of the children involved. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Sources from the Cairo Genizah and responsa from the Rambam indicate that there were learned women in Mediterranean society who were literate and studied Torah, even if they did not reach the high levels mentioned above. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Benjamin Aron Slonik (c. 1550 – c. 1619) was a Polish rabbi of the early modern period whose independent style of textual and halakhic analysis produced important works of responsa and other Jewish legalistic and moralistic tracts. ❋ Unknown (2009)
In order to comprehend the rabbinic stance, one needs to examine the literature, especially the rabbinic responsa whereby the Jewish court was asked a legal question and an eminent rabbi would provide his learned reply. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Of his numerous works the major one is Responsa: Yabbia Omer (YO), the ten volumes of which contain his responsa on many subjects of Jewish law. ❋ Unknown (2009)
As a rule, the image of women in the eyes of sixteenth-century rabbis was not especially favorable, as is indicated in contemporary sources such as commentaries, prayers, proverbs and responsa, which all show the routine expectations of a woman: good character, obedience, fidelity, willingness to serve her husband properly, and of course preparedness to do all the work that women must do for their husbands as set forth in the Talmud. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The subject of her dissertation was women in the responsa of Rabbi Moses Feinstein. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The most plentiful source material from the Middle Ages in Ashkenaz are responsa — questions and answers written by the leading rabbinic authorities of the time. ❋ Unknown (2009)
His engagement in Jewish mysticism is evident in some of his responsa, in which he takes into account the stance of the Zohar to a greater extent than his contemporaries were wont to do. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The Sages relied upon their deeds and their testimony regarding the customs of their fathers and husbands, and their statements constituted binding precedent (Maimonidean responsa, Laws of Forbidden Foods 5). ❋ Unknown (2009)
During Muslim rule, this appears to have been a cross-class phenomenon, and many examples appear in eleventh - and twelfth-century rabbinic responsa; needless to say, the wealthy would naturally be more apt to engage in the practice of polygyny, which they could afford. ❋ Unknown (2009)
