Posek

Posek (Hebrew: פוסק‎ [poˈsek], pl. poskim, פוסקים‎ [pos'kim]) is the term in Jewish law for a "decisor" — a legal scholar who determines the position of Halakha – the Jewish religious laws 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.

Posek

Posek (Hebrew: פוסק‎ [poˈsek], pl. poskim, פוסקים‎ [pos'kim]) is the term in Jewish law for a "decisor" — a legal scholar who determines the position of Halakha – the Jewish religious laws 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.