Halakhic
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a word derived from
Halakhah.
Halakhahnounthe 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.
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The Covenant theologians—and many other religious Jews newly interested in Halakhic observance—generally agree that the Jews' special relationship with God demands some kind of loyalty to traditional Jewish law.
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Halakhic Man, a sweeping defense of the validity and excitement of pursuing the religiously observant life in the modern world, makes much of humanity's God-given creativity.
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