▁law , ▁that ▁interpretation ▁is ▁not ▁norm ative ▁for ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁until ▁it ▁becomes ▁accepted ▁by ▁other ▁committed ▁and ▁observ ant ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁New ▁legal ▁preced ents ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁standard ▁codes ▁of ▁Jewish ▁law , ▁and ▁the ▁respons a ▁literature . ▁The ▁Heb rew ▁term ▁for ▁the ▁respons a ▁is ▁'" She ' el ot ▁U - T esh uv ot " ', ▁literally ▁" Qu estions ▁and ▁An swers ". ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁formal ▁peer - review ▁process ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁Jewish ▁community ▁in ▁general , ▁since ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁has ▁no ▁one ▁central ▁body ▁that ▁speak s ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁J uda ism . ▁However , ▁within ▁certain ▁Jewish ▁communities ▁formal ▁organized ▁bodies ▁exist : ▁Each ▁str and ▁of ▁Orth odox ▁Has id ic ▁J uda ism ▁has ▁their ▁own ▁re bbe , ▁who ▁is ▁their ▁ult imate ▁decis or ▁of ▁Jewish ▁law . ▁Within ▁Modern ▁Orth odox ▁J uda ism , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁one ▁committee ▁or ▁leader , ▁but ▁Modern ▁Orth odox ▁rabb is ▁generally ▁agree ▁with ▁the ▁views ▁set ▁by ▁cons ensus ▁by ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Rab bin ical ▁Council ▁of ▁America . ▁Within ▁Conserv ative ▁J uda ism , ▁the ▁Rab bin ical ▁Assembly ▁has ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Jewish ▁Law ▁and ▁Stand ards . ▁ ▁Conserv ative ▁J uda ism ▁teach es ▁that ▁one ▁can ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁literary ▁and ▁historical ▁analysis ▁to ▁understand ▁how ▁Jewish ▁law ▁has ▁developed , ▁and ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁understand ▁how ▁such ▁laws ▁should