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Halacha is the word referring to Jewish law.

Though based in the "written Torah" of the Bible (Tanach), Halacha itself is further elaborated upon by the "oral Torah," which was written down as the Mishna and Talmud.

Later rabbinic works greatly expanded on Halacha, most famously the Shulchan Aruch, written in Safed by Rabbi Yosef Karo in the 16th century, which, along with the commentaries on it, is widely considered the most authoritative work on Halacha.

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 Head Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef seen with Chief Rabbi of Tzfat Shmuel Eliyahu at an inauguration ceremony for a new women's mikve, in the Northern Israeli town of Tzfat.

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By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA
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 ONE SHOULD not hand a little child a cheeseburger.

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By SHLOMO M. BRODY
 A BUILDING damaged in Donetsk region, Ukraine.

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By DARREN HOLLANDER
A Tesla logo on a Model S is photographed inside of a Tesla dealership in New York, US, April 29, 2016.

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By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA
 PROMPTS ON how to use the Alexa personal assistant are seen in an Amazon ‘experience center’ in California.

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Female rabbi being ordained 370

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By Alice D'Oleon/JTA
 RABBI AHARON LICHTENSTEIN in 2008.

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By MARTIN LOCKSHIN
 WIHL 2023 graduates.

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 RABBI YISRAEL HAGER of the Vizhnitz Hassidic dynasty visits the shiva for Rabbi Meir Stern in northern Israel, 2022.

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By SHLOMO M. BRODY
 Thousands of Israel Defense Forces reservists and their supporters rallied in front of the Israel Defense Forces headquarters in Tel Aviv to reaffirm their Oath of Allegiance to the IDF and the State of Israel on April 3, 2023.

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By SHALOM SADIK