☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Takkanah

In Jewish law, a legislative enactment by a rabbinical authority that goes beyond the strict requirements of the Torah, introduced to address changing social conditions or to strengthen religious observance.

Etymology: Hebrew 'takkanah' (regulation, improvement, repair) · Category: Jewish Law · Source: Maimonides, 'Mishneh Torah,' Mamrim 1:1
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