Responsa
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Responsa are written decisions and rulings by rabbinic authorities addressing questions of Jewish law and practice, forming a major body of halakhic literature.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Responsa Context triple: [Joseph Karo, authored, Responsa]
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A.
Choshen Mishpat
Choshen Mishpat is the section of Jewish law that primarily deals with civil, financial, and monetary legal matters, including business ethics and judicial procedure.
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Mishneh LaMelech
Mishneh LaMelech is a classic rabbinic commentary by Rabbi Yehudah Rosanes that provides analytical elucidation and halachic discussion on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
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C.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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D.
Kesef Mishneh
Kesef Mishneh is a classic halachic commentary by Rabbi Yosef Karo on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, clarifying its sources and resolving apparent contradictions.
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E.
Magid Mishneh
Magid Mishneh is a classic rabbinic commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, authored by Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa and widely studied in halakhic scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Responsa Target entity description: Responsa are written decisions and rulings by rabbinic authorities addressing questions of Jewish law and practice, forming a major body of halakhic literature.
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A.
Choshen Mishpat
Choshen Mishpat is the section of Jewish law that primarily deals with civil, financial, and monetary legal matters, including business ethics and judicial procedure.
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B.
Mishneh LaMelech
Mishneh LaMelech is a classic rabbinic commentary by Rabbi Yehudah Rosanes that provides analytical elucidation and halachic discussion on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
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C.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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D.
Kesef Mishneh
Kesef Mishneh is a classic halachic commentary by Rabbi Yosef Karo on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, clarifying its sources and resolving apparent contradictions.
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E.
Magid Mishneh
Magid Mishneh is a classic rabbinic commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, authored by Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa and widely studied in halakhic scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genre of rabbinic literature
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halakhic literature ⓘ |
| composedBy |
poskim
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rabbinic authorities ⓘ |
| concerns |
Jewish law
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Jewish practice ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Talmudic legal discourse ⓘ |
| document |
communal structures
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economic life of Jews ⓘ interactions with non-Jewish authorities ⓘ social history of Jewish communities ⓘ |
| field | Halakha ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
She'elot u-Teshuvot
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Responsa
Sheelot uTeshuvot ⓘ
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Responsa
Shu"t ⓘ
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Responsa
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| hasAuthority | depends on status of the rabbinic author ⓘ |
| hasForm |
legal rulings
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question-and-answer ⓘ written decisions ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalScope | Geonic period to modern era ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ Judeo-Arabic ⓘ other Jewish languages ⓘ |
| hasNameInHebrew |
She'elot u-Teshuvot
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linked to:
Responsa
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| hasNotableAuthors |
Acharonim
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Geonim ⓘ Rishonim ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
collections organized by author
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collections organized by topic ⓘ individual responsum units ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
Early modern responsa
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Geonic responsa ⓘ Medieval responsa ⓘ Modern responsa ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext | responds to contemporary issues of its time ⓘ |
| includes |
answers of Jewish law
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questions of Jewish law ⓘ |
| influences |
community customs
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later halakhic codifications ⓘ rabbinic court practice ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
halakhic corpus
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rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
dayanim
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rabbis ⓘ students of halakha ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
application of law to new situations
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clarification of legal precedents ⓘ guidance of Jewish communities ⓘ practical halakhic decision-making ⓘ |
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Subject: Responsa Description of subject: Responsa are written decisions and rulings by rabbinic authorities addressing questions of Jewish law and practice, forming a major body of halakhic literature.
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Rabbi Moshe Isserles
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Agunot (chained wives)
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