Moreh horaah

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Moreh horaah is a halachic authority recognized as a qualified decisor of Jewish law, often empowered to issue binding legal rulings for a community.

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Moreh horaah canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish legal decisor
halachic authority
appliesTo communal halachic policy
individual halachic queries
decisionType binding halachic decision
practical legal ruling
distinguishedFrom lay Torah scholar
non-ordained teacher of Torah
domain Jewish law
exercisesFunction guiding community practice according to Halakha
providing authoritative religious guidance
resolving halachic disputes
field Halakha NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver binding legal rulings for a community
halachic questions
hasCapability apply halachic sources to practical cases
interpret Jewish law
issue halachic rulings
hasStatus recognized authority by a community or broader rabbinic world
isTypically rabbi
languageOfTerm Hebrew
literalMeaning teacher of rulings
relatedConcept posek
semikhah NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Judaism
requiresQualification extensive Torah knowledge
mastery of halachic literature
recognition by other halachic authorities
roleInCommunity decisor of Jewish law
religious legal authority

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