halacha

noun, often capitalized

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ha·la·cha | \ hä-ˈlä-ḵə

, ˌhä-lə-ˈḵä

variants: or less commonly halakha

Definition of halacha

: the body of Jewish law supplementing the scriptural law and forming especially the legal part of the Talmud

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Recent Examples on the Web Suicide is such a grave violation of halacha, Jewish religious law, that those who kill themselves are often denied burial in Jewish cemeteries. — Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 26 June 2019 Some of the students are graduates of a three-year program at Nishmat that certifies women as yoetzot halacha, or halachic advisors. — Beth Kissileff, sun-sentinel.com, 3 July 2019

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