the legal system of Judaism that interprets the laws laid down in the Torah into everyday law. It is based on extensive debate among rabbinical scholars, who draw on the Torah, Talmud and other sources as well as real-life examples to try and guide the Jewish people through normal, ever-changing life and society while still adhering to the will of G-d.

Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה; also transliterated as Halakhah, Halacha, Halakhot and Halachah with pronunciation emphasis on the third syllable, "kha"), is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law as well as customs and traditions. Judaism classically draws no distinction in its laws between religious and ostensibly non-religious life. Hence, Halakha guides not only religious practices and beliefs, but numerous aspects of day-to-day life.