Both traditions developed moral codes that rely on family ethics, and the learners of "The Way" (Dao in Chinese and
Halakha in Hebrew) are described in both traditions in terms of human relationships: first, through the intimate circle of immediate family relationships; second, in a broader circle, through the relationships between teachers and students and among learners.
According to the
Halakha (Jewish Law), the offender must state his request for pardon in front of the grave of the offended person.
neither any general rabbinic doctrine nor any detailed
halakha about the proselytizing of the non-Jewish world was ever enunciated'.
There is only one solution: the
Halakha state that we are establishing today.
Tending to the bride, they lecture her against an Orthodox wedding based on
halakha (traditional Jewish law), and shove a civil partnership agreement in her hand.
According to this version of
halakha it is forbidden to offer medical treatment to ovedei avoda zara, that is an idolater (Frankel 2002, 540; Rabinowitz 2008, 778-779).
Most Jews worked the land: They were literally am ha'aretz, people of the land, the term the Talmud uses to describe ignorant Jews whose observance of
halakha is not to be trusted.
The Literatures of the Sages; First Part: Oral Tora,
Halakha, Mishna, Tosefta, Talmud, External Tractates
Furthermore, Jewish law presents an approach far more complex than what may be gleaned at first blush, weaving together two parallel and complementary realms: theoretical law (
halakha) and law in practice (
halakha le-ma'aseh).
Following an overview of Reconstructionist principles that embrace diversity of practice, and addressing those who seek to be grounded in Jewish thought and custom rather than bound by
halakha (Jewish law), he discusses prayer, Torah study, the musar movement, the ethics of speech, family and sexual ethics, gender identity, community, and bioethics.