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

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

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

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with the Halachah, or practical contents of the Rabbinic law, and the guide which he compiled to the Talmud soon superseded all previous works of its kind.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

Three thousand Halachoth were forgotten at the time of mourning for Moses, and among them the Halachah respecting an animal intended for a sin-offering the owner of which died before sacrificing it.

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