Halakhah le-Moshe mi-Sinai
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The Law given to Moses at Sinai (Hebrew Halakhah le-Moshe mi-Sinai הלכה למשה מסיני) refers to a halakhic
judgment that was not stated in the Law of Moses
recorded in the Hebrew Bible, nor derived from the Talmudical hermeneutics
(the Oral exposition), however, known from the Jewish Tradition
. Hence, in this terminology "The law given to Moses
at Biblical Mount Sinai
," is not included in the written Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible), that was transmitted since time immemorial from one generation to the next, orally, with no other sources. These laws are considered by the Talmud to have the force and gravity of Biblical law as if they were stated explicitly in the verse. A classic example is the laws of ritual slaughter upon which kosher meat is based. They are not stated explicitly in any verse, and are merely referenced in passing in Deut. 12:21.
Halakha
Halakha — also transliterated Halocho , or Halacha — is the collective body of Jewish law, including biblical law 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; Jewish...
judgment that was not stated in the Law of Moses
Law of Moses
The Law of Moses is a term first found in Joshua 8:31-32 where Joshua writes the words of "the Law of Moses" on the altar at Mount Ebal. The text continues "And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law."...
recorded in the Hebrew Bible, nor derived from the Talmudical hermeneutics
Talmudical Hermeneutics
Talmudical Hermeneutics is the science which defines the rules and methods for the investigation and exact determination of the meaning of the Scriptures, both legal and historical...
(the Oral exposition), however, known from the Jewish Tradition
Tradition
A tradition is a ritual, belief or object passed down within a society, still maintained in the present, with origins in the past. Common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes , but the idea has also been applied to social norms such as greetings...
. Hence, in this terminology "The law given to Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
at Biblical Mount Sinai
Biblical Mount Sinai
The Biblical Mount Sinai is the mountain at which the Book of Exodus states that the Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God...
," is not included in the written Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible), that was transmitted since time immemorial from one generation to the next, orally, with no other sources. These laws are considered by the Talmud to have the force and gravity of Biblical law as if they were stated explicitly in the verse. A classic example is the laws of ritual slaughter upon which kosher meat is based. They are not stated explicitly in any verse, and are merely referenced in passing in Deut. 12:21.