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Halacha

[hah-law-khuh, hah-lah-khah, hah-law-khaw]

noun

(often lowercase)

plural

Halachas 
,

plural

Halachoth, Halachot, Halachos. .
  1. Halakhah.



Halacha

/ hɑlɑˈxɑː, hɑˈloxə /

noun

    1. Jewish religious law

    2. a ruling on some specific matter

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

    2. Jewish legal literature in general

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Halacha1

from Hebrew hǎlākhāh way
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Example Sentences

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“What that means is, we operated under Halacha, Jewish law, with very little modifications or deviations. If there was any deviations, it was because of the location factor of our congregation, where we were located.”

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Their objective is to harass the government and harm it in every possible way until the rulership changes, and Israel becomes a "Halacha state," run by Jewish religious law.

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The rabbi was a leading Torah scholar and arbiter of Halacha, or Jewish law.

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Halachah, Halakah, Halacha, ha-lak′�, n. an amplification of points not explicitly set forth in the Mosaic law, deduced from it by analogy, and arranged in the collection of legal precepts designated Halachoth.—adj.

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The Halacha continued the instruction of the prophets, as the Hag195gada fostered the spirit of the psalmists.

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