Halacha
[hah-law-khuh; Sephardic Hebrew hah-lah-khah; Ashkenazic Hebrew hah-law-khaw]
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Halakhah
or Ha·la·kah, Ha·la·chah, Ha·la·cha
[hah-law-khuh; Sephardic Hebrew hah-lah-khah; Ashkenazic Hebrew hah-law-khaw]
- (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
- a law or tradition established by the Halakhah.
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Origin of Halakhah
First recorded in 1855–60, Halakhah is from the Hebrew word hălākhāh, literally, way
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Historical Examples
They were put into the form of short sentences, called "Halacha."
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)Heinrich Graetz
What was the merit of the school of Hillel that the Halacha should be pronounced to be according to it?
He admitted philosophy into his religious Code, and conceded it a place of equal importance with the Halacha.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)Heinrich Graetz
Your business is the Halacha, to determine what actions are forbidden or permitted by religion.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)Heinrich Graetz
Abbahu, the only one who was a native of Juda, was a person of much originality, but of no authority in the Halacha.
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)Heinrich Graetz
Halacha
Halaka or Halakha
- Jewish religious law
- a ruling on some specific matter
- that part of the Talmud which is concerned with legal matters as distinct from homiletics
- Jewish legal literature in general
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Compare Aggadah (def. 1)
Word Origin
from Hebrew hǎlākhāh way
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