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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moreh horaah canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.