Halakha

Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה; also transliterated as Halakhah, Halacha, Halachah) is the collective corpus of Jewish rabbinic law, custom and tradition. Like the religious laws in many other cultures, Judaism classically drew no distinction in its laws between religious and non-religious life. Hence, Halakha guides not only religious practices and beliefs, but numerous aspects of day-to-day life.

External links and references

General

• The Rules of Halacha, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
• Talmudic Law, jewishencyclopedia.com
• Law, Codification of, jewishencyclopedia.com
• FAQ on halakha and Jewish law, shamash.org
• Halakhah article, jewfaq.org
• FAQ on the different rabbinic eras, faqs.org
• An introduction to the system of Jewish Law, aish.com
• Jewish Law Research Guide, University of Miami Law Library
• Entry on Halakhah, Goldstein-Goren International Center for Jewish Thought

Discussion

• On the Matter of Masorah, Rabbi Herschel Schachter
• The Oral Law and Our Own Opinions, Mordechai Housman
• Freedom to Interpret, Rabbi Aryeh Carmell
• Jewish Law Articles: "Examining Halacha, Jewish Issues and Secular Law", jlaw.com
• Orthodox Responses to Sociological and Technological Change, Journal of Halacha & Contemporary Society
• Da'at Torah - The Unqualified Authority Claimed for Halachists, Prof. Jacob Katz
• Authority and Autonomy in Pesikat HaHalacha, Rabbi Zvi Leshem

Fulltext resources

• Mishneh Torah
• Shulchan Aruch
• Shulchan Aruch HaRav
• Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, (note: single, very large webpage)
• Ben Ish Chai

Study resources

• Mishneh Torah overview
• Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim overview
• Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah overview
• Mishna Berura translation
• Kitzur Shulchan Aruch translation; or Ch 1-97 and Ch 98-221
• Ben Ish Chai lectures (MP3)

Bibliography

• J David Bleich, Contemporary Halakhic Problems (5 vols), Ktav. ISBN 0870684507, ISBN 0881254746, ISBN 0881253154, ISBN 087068275X, Feldheim ISBN 1568713533
• Menachem Elon, Ha-Mishpat ha-Ivri (trans. Jewish law), Jewish Publication Society. ISBN 0827605374
• Jacob Katz, Divine Law in Human Hands - Case Studies in Halakhic Flexibility, Magnes Press. ISBN 9652239801
• Mendell Lewittes, Jewish Law: An Introduction, Jason Aronson. ISBN 1568213026
• Daniel Pollack ed., Contrasts in American and Jewish Law, Ktav. ISBN 0881257508
• Joel Roth, Halakhic Process: A Systemic Analysis, Jewish Theological Seminary. ISBN 0873340353
• Joseph Soloveitchik, Halakhic Man, Jewish Publication Society trans. Lawrence Kaplan. ISBN 0827603975