Halakha

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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Aggadah din Halaka Halakah Talmudic literature	Israel) applies the lenses of social change and concepts of time to Talmudic era rabbinic interpretations of the Bible and halakha (Jewish law) relating to Jewish rites of passage. Time and life cycle in Talmud and midrash; socio-anthropological ... by Reference & Research Book News Imagine, for a minute, the consequences if today similar allegations were made about the existence of a strictly Zionist Jewish school which say, condemned gays and demanded the replacement of British law with rabbinic halakha. A lesson in intolerance by The Mirror (London, England) Specifically they were charged with the task of identifying the distinguishing features of Conservative Judaism today, the nature of its religious message, the extent of its fidelity to Halakha, and its animating commitments. Judaism and the future of religion in America: the situation of ... by Wertheimer, Jack / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought	haka hake Hake's-dame hakea Hakea laurina Hakea leucoptera Hakea lissosperma hakeem Hakenkreuz Haketon Hakham hakim Hakka Hakka dialect Hakluyt Hakodate haku hakuna mathata hal- Halab Halacha Halachah Halafian Halaka Halakah Halakha halal halala Halas halation halberd Halberd-shaped halberdier Halberstadt Halchidhoma Halcion halcyon Halcyone Halcyonian Halcyonoid Haldane Haldea Haldea striatula Haldol Hale Haleakala Haleakala Crater Haleakala National Park haleness Halenia haler	Hala tree Halaal Halaal Halaal Halaal Halaal Halab Halab Halab Halabja Halabja Halabja Post-Graduate Medical Institute Halabjah Halabjah Halacaridae Halacha Halacha Halachah Halachah Halachic Halachic Halachic Organ Donor Society Halad Bagdash Haladás Vasutas Sport Egyesület Halafian Halafian culture Halah Halaka Halakah Halakah Halakha Halakhah Halakhah Halakhic hour Halakic Halakic halal halal halal halal halal Halal Feed and Food Inspection Authority Halal Journal Halal Meat Halal Meat Halal Meat Halal Meat Halal Meat Halal Monitoring Committee Halal Products Research Institute Halal slaughter Halal/Haram foods Halal/Haram foods Halal/Haram foods Halal/Haram foods Halal/Haram foods halala halala halalas halalas Halan

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Halakah
Talmudic literature

Israel) applies the lenses of social change and concepts of time to Talmudic era rabbinic interpretations of the Bible and halakha (Jewish law) relating to Jewish rites of passage.

Time and life cycle in Talmud and midrash; socio-anthropological ... by Reference & Research Book News

Imagine, for a minute, the consequences if today similar allegations were made about the existence of a strictly Zionist Jewish school which say, condemned gays and demanded the replacement of British law with rabbinic halakha.

A lesson in intolerance by The Mirror (London, England)

Specifically they were charged with the task of identifying the distinguishing features of Conservative Judaism today, the nature of its religious message, the extent of its fidelity to Halakha, and its animating commitments.

Judaism and the future of religion in America: the situation of ... by Wertheimer, Jack / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought

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