the plural of responsum
that part of rabbinic literature concerned with written rulings in answer to questions
1895–1900; < New Latin; plural of responsum
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It is to this veneration, bordering on religious devotion, that we owe the preservation of Rashi's Responsa and Decisions.
From Rashi by Szold, Adele
With this exception, the Responsa do not betray the least straining after effect, the least literary refinement.
From Rashi by Szold, Adele
His liturgical compositions and the short poems with which he sometimes prefaced his Responsa show that he was a clever poet, an imitator of the Spaniards.
From Rashi by Szold, Adele
He was well-informed in philosophy, but he owes his great reputation chiefly to his Talmudic knowledge, as is proved by his numerous Responsa.
From Rashi by Szold, Adele
Fortunately we can get to know him a little better through his letters, that is, through the Responsa addressed by him to those who consulted him upon questions of religious law.
From Rashi by Szold, Adele
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