halakhic authority
C5214
concept
A halakhic authority is a recognized expert in Jewish law who interprets, applies, and sometimes extends halakhic principles to guide individuals and communities in religious practice and legal decision-making.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| halakhic authority canonical | 62 |
| halachic authority | 42 |
| rabbinic authority | 4 |
| Halakhic authority | 2 |
| Jewish legal authority | 2 |
| Talmudic authority | 2 |
| halakhist | 2 |
| Acharon-era rabbinic authority | 1 |
| Halachic decisor | 1 |
| Halakhic decisor | 1 |
| halakhic scholar | 1 |
| rabbinic decisor | 1 |
Instances (119)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Rabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein | halachic authority |
| Avraham Tzvi Hirsch Eisenstadt | halachic authority |
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Rabbi Yaakov Moelin
surface form:
Yaakov Moelin
|
halachic authority |
| Akiva Güns | halachic authority |
| Rabbi Shlomo Eiger | halachic authority |
|
Rabbi Moshe Sofer
surface form:
Moshe Sofer
|
halachic authority |
|
Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik
surface form:
Chaim Soloveitchik
|
Halakhic authority |
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Azulai
surface form:
Chaim Yosef David Azulai
|
halakhist |
| Rav Yehudai Gaon | — |
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Siftei Kohen on Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer (short glosses)
surface form:
Rabbi Shabbetai HaKohen
|
halachic authority |
| Gaon of Sura | Talmudic authority |
| Rav Natronai Gaon | Jewish legal authority |
|
Chaim Sha'al
surface form:
Chaim Yosef David Azulai
|
halachic authority |
| Ran | — |
| Judah ben Barzillai of Barcelona | — |
| Maimonides | — |
| Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai | Halakhic authority |
| Gra | halachic authority |
| Moses ben Nahman | — |
| Jacob ben Asher | — |
| Asher ben Jehiel | — |
| Yisrael Meir Kagan | halachic authority |
| Isaac Alfasi | — |
| Shlomo Ganzfried | halachic authority |
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Nachmanides (Ramban)
surface form:
Nachmanides
|
— |
| Ben Ish Chai | halachic authority |
| Yosef Karo | — |
| HaRosh | halachic authority |
| Posek | Halakhic decisor |
| Rema | — |
| Rema of Kraków | — |
| Maharil | — |
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Chelkat Mechokek
surface form:
Rabbi Moshe Lima
|
halachic authority |
| HaRif | — |
| Rava | rabbinic authority |
| Hai Gaon | Jewish legal authority |
| Rabbi Shabbetai HaKohen | — |
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Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad)
surface form:
Ben Ish Chai
|
halachic authority |
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Chida (Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai)
surface form:
Chida
|
halachic authority |
| Amram Gaon | — |
| Rav Nachman bar Yaakov | — |
| Rav Papa | — |
| Rabbi David HaLevi Segal | halachic authority |
| Rabbi Akiva Eiger | halachic authority |
|
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
surface form:
Moshe Feinstein
|
halachic authority |
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Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
surface form:
Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
|
halachic authority |
| Joseph Karo | — |
|
Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg
surface form:
Eliezer Waldenberg
|
halachic authority |
| Rabbi Yaakov Emden | halachic authority |
| Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz | halachic authority |