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Halakha

Jewish rabbinical law
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Halakha is the Hebrew word for the Jewish code of laws.

History

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A long time ago, these laws were oral (spoken, but not written down). Once they became written down they were called the Mishnah. The Mishnah was made by rabbis in the 1st and 2nd Century (CE).

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