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n. - Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures.

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  • For while the Halakah was the production of the Palestinian and Babylonian schools alone, the
  • The Halakah is the outcome of this devotion in one aspect, the philosophical exegesis in another.
  • They also obey the book Mishnah consists mainly of instructions for daily living known as Halakah, or "the way to walk".
  • Only when these questions were answered did he feel satisfied that he knew the Halakah.
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