Abstract This study explores how Israeli Jewish rabbis negotiate their authority through the practice of online Responsa, a Jewish tradition of rabbinical questions and answers (Q&A). A total of n = 567 Q&A were collected from five different rabbis answering on Kipa.co.il. By analyzing questions asked by anonymous users and answered by specific rabbis, this research shows how online Responsa allows rabbis to negotiate their rabbinical authority. We highlight two trends regarding rabbinical authority: (a) a growing need for online presence, meaning that the quantity of answers becomes an important part of constructing rabbinical authority online and (b) online activity in rabbinical Q&A changes the length and textual depth of the answers. The online Jewish Responsa is more concise and tends not to supply textual support. These trends, we argue, result in a reframing of the rabbi’s roles, and the Halachic discourse itself.

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“我自己的意见”：在 Kipa.co.il 内的 Responsa 中在线协商拉比权威

摘要 本研究探讨了以色列犹太拉比如何通过在线回复的实践来协商他们的权威，这是一种犹太拉比问答 (Q&A) 传统。从在 Kipa.co.il 上回答的五个不同拉比中收集了总共 n = 567 个问答。通过分析匿名用户提出并由特定拉比回答的问题，这项研究展示了在线 Responsa 如何让拉比协商他们的拉比权威。我们强调了关于拉比权威的两个趋势：(a) 对在线存在的需求不断增长，这意味着答案的数量成为构建拉比在线权威的重要组成部分；(b) 拉比问答中的在线活动改变了拉比问答的长度和文本深度答案。在线犹太人的回应更简洁，往往不提供文本支持。这些趋势，