posken

present singular third person poskens · participle present poskening · participle past poskened · past poskened

1. JudaismTo make an official ruling or decision.

   In no way are we poskening; rather, we simply hope to give readers a sense of the issues.

   1991, From Our Sealed Rooms: A Most Unusual War : a Gulf War Retrospective, Feldheim Pub

   1 more example

   The Rosh Yeshivah listened to both sides, and then poskened in favor of the young man. The woman was not happy, but after all, this was the decision of the Rosh Yeshivah. So she agreed to abide by his decision and the two of them went home.

   1992 September 8, Michael Allen, “Not a Charm?”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)

   Synonyms: judge, make a decision, choose up, decide, determine, resolve, find, judge