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What are responsa?

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Noun
  1. A body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them.
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Second, brief compilations of precepts, like the works of Hefez ben Yazliah and the responsa of some Geonim.
At the heart of the Collection are the first and early editions of Talmud, codes of law, responsa, legal and biblical commentaries and mystical texts.
If you have complaints, try looking through the scripts and responsa as to why these laws are in place.
Indeed, he had continued writing halachic responsa almost until the moment of her death.
Fleckeles' responsa, published in three parts between 1809 and 1820, followed a new arrangement in the history of this literature.
After the war he retrieved his notes and began writing them out as full-length rabbinical rulings, or responsa.

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