Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Torah and Halachic Authority (3/12) Previous Document: Question 4.12: Who was Rabbeinu Tam? Next Document: Question 4.14: What is the midrash halachah and the midrash agadah? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Answer: "She'eilot" are questions, "teshuvot" are answers. The "u-" prefix means "and". "She'eilot uteshuvot", literally "questions and answers", are responsa. In real yeshiva jargon one would say "shu"t" (pronounced like the word "shoot"), using only the acronym. They're a form of halachic writing written in answer to questions mailed the decisor, although sometimes the question is self-posed. What's nice about shu"t is that the typical format is to provide the reasoning that lead to the conclusion. As opposed to codes, which simply state conclusions. User Contributions:Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Torah and Halachic Authority (3/12) Previous Document: Question 4.12: Who was Rabbeinu Tam? Next Document: Question 4.14: What is the midrash halachah and the midrash agadah? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: SCJ FAQ Maintainer <maintainer@scjfaq.org>
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