From the Hebrew word for "walk," the "way" or "procedure" for acting according to the biblical commandments and thus living an ethical life. Living life by God's precepts was a fundamental commitment in the Dead Sea Scrolls community.
(Hebrew): A Hebrew word which literally means "the way to go." The term, most commonly translated as "Jewish law refers to the Biblical, rabbinic, medieval, and modern regulations which govern almost every aspect of a Jew's life, prayer, charity, diet, dress, marriage, sexuality, ethics, and morality
Corpus of Jewish religious law; disagreement on these matters caused the Judean Desert sect to secede from Israel.
(lit. "walk") A general term for the proscriptive material in the Talmud. (ie., the parts that tell you what to do as opposed to the story parts). See also Aggadah.
"Going" or "walking". The legal side of Judaism, concerned with the rules and regulations by which the Jew 'walks' through life. The line of transmission is from God to Moses (in the Torah), through the prophets, through the men of the Great Assembly, the Talmudic Rabbis and the Talmudic literature, down to several medieval codes. Halakhah is contrasted to Aggadah, which deals with non-legal ideas such as history, ethics, popular proverbs and folklore.
Literally “Law” as understood in the Talmud. Popularly thought to be connected with the Hebrew verb “to walk”. A term describing the legal portion of the Talmud in contrast to the non-legal Aggadah.
the legal system of Judaism that interprets the laws laid down in the Torah into everyday law. It is based on extensive debate among rabbinical scholars, who draw on the Torah, Talmud and other sources as well as real-life examples to try and guide the Jewish people through normal, ever-changing life and society while still adhering to the will of G-d.
Jewish law, including rabbinic decisions, made throughout history
religious law based on rabbinic interpretations of the Torah that fundamentalist Jews call the Orah Torah
(lit. "walk") Community law or rules. How we are to live our lives, on a day to day basis.
The aspect of Judaism that is concerned with Jewish law as a whole. Judaism is not content only with providing broad religious, social, and ethical principles, but expects its adherents to embody the principles through one's daily actions.
Literally means "Way of going" -- but refers to Jewish law. Traditionally, the halakhah is made up of the Written Law, as recorded in the Pentateuch, and the oral law, which includes later responsa as well as established customs. During the period of the Temple the Sadducees denied the authority of the oral law; this view was also adopted later by the Karaites. However, the oral law was collected by Judah Ha-Nasi in the Mishnah, and the discussions of the amoraim are recorded in the Talmud. Subsequently Jewish law was codified in such works as the Mishneh Torah by Maimonides and the Shulhan Arukh compiled by Joseph Caro. While Orthodoxy claims to regard the halakhah as unchanging, both it and Progressive Judaism continue to adapt law to modern life, with different emphases.
(huh-LUHKH-khuh) Lit. the path that one walks. Jewish law. The complete body of rules and practices that Jews are bound to follow, including biblical commandments, commandments instituted by the rabbis, and binding customs. See also Torah.
The most common and widely accepted translation is "Jewish law."
(Hebrew, "the walk"). Jewish Law. Consists of the 613 mitzvot of the Torah plus rabbinic law and custom. See Jewish Practices.
