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soproud
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 Sat, Nov 09 2024, 11:25 pm
I notice the term “Dayan” is frequently used here.
I grew up with “Rav” as the term for a halachic authority.
I’m just curious-
What, if any, are the practical differences between Dayan, Rav, Posek, etc.?
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boysrus
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Sat, Nov 09 2024, 11:41 pm
I think the people who use the expression Dayan are generally chassidish.
I have rarely heard it out of chassidish circles.
Any Rav who paskens shaylahs is a Posek
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Ztheone
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Sat, Nov 09 2024, 11:57 pm
| boysrus wrote: | I think the people who use the expression Dayan are generally chassidish.
I have rarely heard it out of chassidish circles.
Any Rav who paskens shaylahs is a Posek |
True. chassdim that have a Rebbe, call their rav 'dayan' cuz they call their rebbe "rav" or "rebbe"
a dayan is someone who has semicha and paskens shailos (same as rav)
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asg
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Sun, Nov 10 2024, 12:16 am
In litvish circles a Rav can mean anyone with semicha (even though not all Rabbeim have semicha), or specifically someone who paskens shailohs.
A posek gives psak on shailohs.
A Dayan has special semicha in dinei mamonos/chosen mishpat (monetary law) who usually serves on a Bais Din
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