Halacha

Ha·la·cha or Ha·la·khah also Ha·la·kah (hä

lä-

, hä-lä

, -lô

n. Judaism

The legal part of Talmudic literature, an interpretation of the laws of the Scriptures.

[Hebrew hlkâ, rule, tradition, from hlak, to go; see hlk in Semitic roots.]

Ha·lakic (h

-l

k, -lä

k) adj.

Halacha, Halaka, Halakha (Hebrew) [hɑlɑˈxɑː (Yiddish) hɑˈloxə]

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism)

a. Jewish religious law

b. a ruling on some specific matter

2. (Non-Christian Religious Writings / Other Non-Christian Religious Writings)

a. that part of the Talmud which is concerned with legal matters as distinct from homiletics

b. Jewish legal literature in general Compare Aggadah [1]

[from Hebrew hǎlākhāh way]

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Noun

Halacha - Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures

Halaka, Halakah

Talmudic literature - (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings

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Talmudic literature

Jewish ethics and halacha spell out the behaviors owed to a human being--ranging from not to kill and not to harm to feeding when hungry and loving the other human being as yourself.

When does life begin? by Moment

Although Israel's law of return allows anybody with a Jewish grandparent to immigrate to Israel, according to Halacha or Jewish law, a person is only considered "a real Jew" if their mother is Jewish.

The ugly face of Israel's neo-Nazis by Frykberg, Mel / The Middle East

Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, 30:89-91.

Re-covering woman as religious subject: reflections on Jewish women ... by Landau, Melanie / The Australian Journal of Jewish Studies

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