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Posek (Hebrew: פוסק‎ [poˈsek], pl. poskim, פוסקים‎ [pos'kim]) is the term in Jewish law for a "decisor" — a legal scholar who determines the position of Halakha – the Jewish religious laws derived from the written and Oral Torah – in cases of Jewish law where previous authorities are inconclusive, or in those situations where no clear halakhic precedent exists.
The decision of a posek is known as a psak din or psak halakha ("ruling of law"; pl. piskei din, piskei halakha) or simply a "psak". In Hebrew, פסק is the root implying to "stop" or "cease"— the posek finalizes the process of legal debate. Piskei din are generally recorded in the responsa literature.

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