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Halakha

The way: Jewish religious law, governing worship, ethics and daily life.

Also: Halacha

Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism

Halakha, from the verb to walk, is the body of Jewish law derived from the Torah and the rabbis. Most Jewish mystics practised within it, finding in each commandment a cosmic meaning. The relation of law and mysticism is comparable to that of sharīʿa and ṭarīqa in Islam.