Halakha (/hɑːˈlɔːxə/ hah-LAW-khə; Hebrew: הֲלָכָה, romanized: hălāḵā, Sephardic: [halaˈχa]), also transliterated as halacha, halakhah, and halocho (Ashkenazic:...
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Midrash halakha (Hebrew: מִדְרָשׁ הֲלָכָה) was the ancient Judaic rabbinic method of Torah study that expounded upon the traditionally received 613 Mitzvot...
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Posek (redirect from Psak halakha)
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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Conservative Judaism views halakha (Jewish law) as normative and binding. The Conservative movement applies Jewish law to the full range of Jewish beliefs...
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Orthodox Judaism (redirect from Orthodox Halakha)
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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Eliezer Melamed (redirect from Peninei Halakha)
rabbi of the settlement 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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Law given to Moses at Sinai (redirect from Halakha LeMoshe MiSinai)
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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Major sources of difference between these groups are their approaches to halakha (Jewish law), the authority of the rabbinic tradition, and the significance...
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are considered both halal, by Muslims, and kosher, by Jews according to halakha. In Sunni Islam, there are two general schools of thought. Most Sunni Muslim...
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Chazal (section Rabbinical eras; eras of the Halakha)
or c. 250 BCE – c. 625 CE. Their authority was mostly in the field of Halakha (Jewish law) and less regarding Jewish theology. Chazal are generally divided...
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