halacha
noun
ha·la·cha hä-ˈlä-ḵə 
ˌhä-lə-ˈḵä
ˌhä-lə-ˈḵä
variants or less commonly halakha, often Halacha
: the body of Jewish law supplementing the scriptural law and forming especially the legal part of the Talmud
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The policy reflects the denomination’s interpretation of Jewish law, or halacha. —
Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025 In Britain, Sharia courts alongside Jewish halacha courts—Beit Dins—long exist, always in deference to British law. —Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025 For most, the answer lay in studying the Torah and, generally, the Hebrew Scriptures, and in the observance of halacha, or religious laws, including those governing Shabbat and the kosher diet. —James Carroll, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024 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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Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025 In Britain, Sharia courts alongside Jewish halacha courts—Beit Dins—long exist, always in deference to British law. —Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025 For most, the answer lay in studying the Torah and, generally, the Hebrew Scriptures, and in the observance of halacha, or religious laws, including those governing Shabbat and the kosher diet. —James Carroll, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024 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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“Halacha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/halacha. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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