Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The legal part of Talmudic literature, an interpretation of the laws of the Scriptures.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See
Midrash .
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- proper noun
Jewish Talmudic law , taken as a whole.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A secular court has abrogated to itself a right to strike at the heart of what defines a Jew according to Halacha, which is in my opinion an outrage.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Later Jewish laws (known as Halacha) prevented slaves from being sold out of the Land of Israel, and allowed a slave to move to Israel if he so desired.
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"Halacha", just as the mythoi, and genealogiai designate frivolities such as are contained in the Haggada.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Neither the bible, nor the oral tradition or the late Halacha say that women should be externalized.
Shelly Yachimovich: A Black Mark on the Israeli Society, One That We Must Erase Shelly Yachimovich 2012
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Halacha is not to be used to demean or embarrass others, and when one behaves in this way, says the Ramban, it disparages the name of G-d and detracts from the true purpose of halacha.
Rabbi Mel Gottlieb, Ph.D.: Message To Religious Extremists: Listen To Joseph! Ph.D. Rabbi Mel Gottlieb 2012
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Halacha is not to be used to demean or embarrass others, and when one behaves in this way, says the Ramban, it disparages the name of G-d and detracts from the true purpose of halacha.
Rabbi Mel Gottlieb, Ph.D.: Message To Religious Extremists: Listen To Joseph! Ph.D. Rabbi Mel Gottlieb 2012
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Halacha is not to be used to demean or embarrass others, and when one behaves in this way, says the Ramban, it disparages the name of G-d and detracts from the true purpose of halacha.
Rabbi Mel Gottlieb, Ph.D.: Message To Religious Extremists: Listen To Joseph! Ph.D. Rabbi Mel Gottlieb 2012
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Halacha is not to be used to demean or embarrass others, and when one behaves in this way, says the Ramban, it disparages the name of G-d and detracts from the true purpose of halacha.
Rabbi Mel Gottlieb, Ph.D.: Message To Religious Extremists: Listen To Joseph! Ph.D. Rabbi Mel Gottlieb 2012
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"[There's] nothing in the Halacha [Jewish law] about driving cars I like, about the lifestyle I live."
Gangsta rapper takes a Shyne to Judaism Sean Michaels 2010
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Half the time, all Charles needs to do is point the camera: the Institute for Science and Halacha, in Jerusalem, is a mad nest of creaking, puffing, Sabbath-circumventing machines — no commentary required.
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