Halacha

הלכה

Jewish law. The corpus of binding rulings derived from Tanakh, Talmud, and the codes (Mishneh Torah, Shulchan Aruch). 'Halacha le-ma'aseh' = practical ruling.

External sources

• Sefaria — primary texts
• Wikipedia — encyclopedia overview

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