- In
Jewish law, an
asmachta (Hebrew: אסמכתא, also
asmakhta), is a
conditional commitment or
promise that a
person makes, but
actually has no
intention of...
- halakha, but
merely as a
suggestion or a
support for it (zekher le-davar;
asmakhta). The
older halakha sought only to
define the comp**** and
scope of individual...
- evening," as a hint for
general handwashing law,
using the
principle of
asmakhta or "allusion."
Halakha requires the
hands to be
washed before eating a...
-
meaning or
teaching of a scripture.
Instead they were
considered to be an
asmakhta, a
validation of a
meaning that was
already set by
tradition or a homiletic...
-
published an
article entitled: The
Dependence of the
Talmudic Principle of
Asmakhta on
Babylonian Law (New Haven:
Journal of the
American Oriental Society...
- Jerusalem-Tel Aviv, 1965–1976
Articles in
Encyclopaedia Judaica: Antichresis,
Asmakhta, Berakhoth, Conditions, Eduyoth, Kerithoth, Kinnim, Kethuboth, Horayoth...
