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Halakah

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Ha·la·cha or Ha·la·khah also Ha·la·kah  (hälä-ä, 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-lkk, -läk) adj.
Halaka, Halakah, Halachah
the entire body of Jewish law, comprising Biblical laws, oral laws transcribed in the Talmud, and subsequent codes altering traditional teachings. — Halakist, Halachist, n. — Halakic, adj.
See also: Judaism
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Noun1.Halakah - Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
Halacha, Halaka
Talmudic literature - (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings
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To survive the dispersion, Israel had to become Judaism, a mode of faith able to exist as a minority people amidst alien cultures and their religions by way of synagogue, the Hebrew language, Torah, rabbinate, and Halakah.
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Jewish Law in Gentile Churches: Halakah and the Beginning of Christian Public Ethics.
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A book published by the Central Region Command of the Israeli Army, whose area includes the West Bank, contains the following declaration by the Command's Chief Chaplain: "When our forces come across civilians during a war or in hot pursuit or in a raid, so long as there is no certainty that those civilians are incapable of harming our forces, then according to Halakah (Jewish law) they may and even should be killed .
Israel Shahak (1933-2001): A prophetic voice stilled by Brownfeld, Allan C. / Catholic Insight
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