Halachah

American  

[hah-law-khuh, hah-lah-khah, hah-law-khaw] / hɑˈlɔ xə, hɑ lɑˈxɑ, ˌhɑ lɔˈxɔ /

noun

(often lowercase)

plural

Halachahs,

plural

Halachoth, Halachot, Halachos

1. Halakhah.

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Example Sentences

He dealt exclusively with the Halachah, or practical contents of the Rabbinic law, and the guide which he compiled to the Talmud soon superseded all previous works of its kind.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

The Halachah does not enjoin as Rabbi Yossi says, and even he prohibits it only because of the risk there is in consulting demons.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

In its earliest forms identical with the Halachah, or the practical and legal aspects of the Mishnah and the Talmud, the Midrash, in its fuller development, became an independent branch of Rabbinical literature.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

His love was for the ethical and poetic elements of the Talmud, the Hagadah, as this aspect of the Rabbinical literature was called in contradistinction to the Halachah, or legal elements.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

In its fourteen books Maimonides presented a clearly-arranged and clearly-worded summary of the Rabbinical Halachah, or Law.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel