Halakah
Americannoun
plural
Halakahs,plural
Halakoth, Halakot, HalakosOther Word Forms
- Halakic adjective
Example Sentences
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Whereas Orthodoxy maintained that Halakah is divinely inspired and cannot be altered, Reform contended that Jews have the right to adapt their religious laws to changing conditions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Born in Germany during the Enlightenment, Reform Judaism rejected many restrictions imposed by Halakah, the rigid code of Jewish religious law.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among the most detailed provisions of Halakah are its dietary laws.
From Time Magazine Archive
"On it and on it alone," says Halakah Scholar Rabbi Louis Rabinowitz of Jerusalem, "we base our lives, our thoughts and our actions."
From Time Magazine Archive
This served Doeg as the basis for the charge of treason, and he stated it as an unalterable Halakah that the Urim and Thummim may be consulted only for a king.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Radin, Paul
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