[Avodah] hoist by his editor's petard

[Rich, Joel]

>  How is psak defined after the cessation of true smicha?
>   
What has semicha to do with psak? Naively psak is pronouncing an applied
halachic decision.  Semicha is authority to perform certain judicial
functions.

David Riceman
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If reuvain asks leah what bracha to make on a quinoa, is it a psak if
she answers? what if he says , give me psak on what bracha to make-does
that make it a psak? What if she says CLOR but I think it is X or I do
X, are either of these psak? what if she writes an article about
brachot, is that psak?
KT
Joel Rich
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