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Halakha (/hɑːˈlɔːxə/ hah-LAW-khə; Hebrew: הֲלָכָה, romanized: hălāḵā, Sephardic: [halaˈχa]), also
transliterated as halacha, halakhah, and
halocho (Ashke****c:...
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Midrash halakha (Hebrew: הֲלָכָה) was the
ancient Judaic rabbinic method of
Torah study that
expounded upon the
traditionally received 613
Mitzvot (commandments)...
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decision of a
posek is
known as a psak
halakha ("ruling of law"; pl.
piskei halakha) or
simply a "psak".
Piskei halakha are
generally recorded in the responsa...
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Orthodox Judaism, therefore,
advocates a
strict observance of
Jewish law, or
halakha,
which is
supposed to be
exclusively interpreted and
determined according...
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Conservative Judaism views halakha (Jewish law) as
normative and binding. The
Conservative movement applies Jewish law to the full
range of
Jewish beliefs...
- A law
given to
Moses at
Sinai (Hebrew: הלכה למשה מסיני, romanized: Halakhah le-Moshe mi-Sinai)
refers to a
halakhic law for
which there is no biblical...
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rabbi of the
community Har Bracha, and
author of the book
series Peninei Halakha.
Eliezer Melamed is the son of
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed, a
student of...
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Major sources of
difference between these groups are
their approaches to
halakha (Jewish law), the
authority of the
rabbinic tradition, and the significance...
- century.
Rabbi Akiva was a
leading contributor to the
Mishnah and to
Midrash halakha. He is
referred to in the
Talmud as Rosh la-Hakhamim -"Chief of the Sages"...
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official capacity and
derives most or all
aspects of
governance from
halakha. An
opinion poll
released in
March 2016 by the Pew
Research Center found...
