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Ha·la·cha

or Ha·la·khah also Ha·la·kah  (hä′lä-KHä′, hä-lä′KHə, -lô′-)
n. Judaism
The legal part of Talmudic literature, an interpretation of the laws of the Scriptures.

[Hebrew hălākâ, rule, tradition, from hālak, to go; see hlk in Semitic roots.]

Ha·lach′ic (hə-lä′KHĭk) adj.
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Halacha

(Hebrew hɑlɑˈxɑː; Yiddish hɑˈloxə) ,

Halaka

or

Halakha

n
1. (Judaism)
a. Jewish religious law
b. a ruling on some specific matter
2. (Other Non-Christian Religious Writings)
a. that part of the Talmud which is concerned with legal matters as distinct from homiletics
b. Jewish legal literature in general
[from Hebrew hǎlākhāh way]
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ha•la•khah

(hɑˈlɔ xə, hɑ lɑˈxɑ)

n., pl. -la•khahs, -la•khoth, -la•khot (-lɑˈxɔt)
1. the body of Jewish law, comprising the oral law as transcribed in the Talmud and subsequent legal codes and rabbinical decisions.
2. a law or tradition established by the halakhah.
[1855–60; < Hebrew hălākhāh literally, way]
ha•la•khic (həˈlɑ xɪk, -ˈlæk ɪk) adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Halacha - Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
Talmudic literature - (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings
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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.
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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.