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Halachah

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halachanounJewish law, taken as a whole
halakhanounAlternative spelling of Halacha. [A law or tradition by which Jews live. They are derived from the Torah and from later rabbinic literature.]
halakhahnounhalacha [n HALAKHAHS, HALAKHOT, HALAKHOTH] : HALAKHIC [adj], HALAKHIC [adj], HALAKHIC [adj], HALAKHIC
halakhicAlternative spelling of halachic. [Of or pertaining to Halacha (Jewish law).]
halachicOf or pertaining to Halacha (Jewish law).
mishnanounAlternative spelling of Mishnah. [The oldest part of the Talmud, rabbinical writings collected by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and published in 250 C.E. in Javneh (יבנה, in Israel).]
halakahnounAlternative form of halakha.
mishnahnounThe oldest part of the Talmud, rabbinical writings collected by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and published in 250 C.E. in Javneh (יבנה, in Israel).
chazalnoun(Judaism) The sages from the time of the Second Temple and afterward, through the sixth century C.E.
sugyanoun(Judaism) A passage from the Gemara discussing a specific issue in the Mishna.
halakhicallyAlternative spelling of halachically. [In a halachic manner, i.e., within the bounds of Jewish law]
aggadahnounA homiletic and non-legalistic exegetical text in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, particularly as recorded in the Talmud and Midrash. A parable that demonstrates a point of the Law in the Talmud.
gemaranoun(Judaism) Part of the Talmud, comprising rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah.
minhagnoun(Judaism) a longstanding religious custom or tradition that is not required by Jewish law
halachicallyIn a halachic manner, i.e., within the bounds of Jewish law
mitzvanoun(Religion, Jewish) An order from rabbis or a commandment from the Bible
poseknoun(Judaism) decisor; legal scholar who decides the Halacha in cases where previous authorities are inconclusive or no halakhic precedent exists.
mitzvotnoun
shulchannoun
rambamnounMaimonides, a 12th-century Jewish philosopher.

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