Gezerot
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Gezerot are rabbinic decrees in Judaism enacted as protective safeguards around biblical law or to address communal needs.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal concept
ⓘ
halakhic category ⓘ rabbinic decree ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Jewish community
ⓘ
observant Jews ⓘ |
| authority | rabbinic sages ⓘ |
| basedOn | Torah law ⓘ |
| canBe | repealed by later competent authorities ⓘ |
| canInclude | restrictions on otherwise permitted acts ⓘ |
| categoryOf |
added stringencies in purity laws
ⓘ
additional Sabbath restrictions ⓘ prohibitions on certain interactions with non-Jews ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Mishneh Torah
ⓘ
Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
Mishnah
ⓘ
surface form:
Tractate Avodah Zarah
Tractate Beitzah ⓘ Tractate Eruvin ⓘ Mishnah ⓘ
surface form:
Tractate Shabbat
|
| distinguishedFrom |
deoraita (biblical law)
ⓘ
minhagim (customs) ⓘ takkanot ⓘ |
| enforcement | rabbinic courts ⓘ |
| etymology | from Hebrew root g-z-r meaning "to decree" or "to cut" ⓘ |
| geographicCharacteristic | can vary by community ⓘ |
| hasPart | gezerah (singular) ⓘ |
| justification | "make a fence around the Torah" ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDomain | Halakha ⓘ |
| legalStatus | rabbinic law ⓘ |
| normativeForce | binding within communities that accept them ⓘ |
| purpose |
address communal needs
ⓘ
create safeguards around Torah prohibitions ⓘ prevent transgression of biblical commandments ⓘ protect biblical law ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
rabbinic safeguards
ⓘ
syag laTorah (fence for the Torah) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires | rabbinic authority to enact ⓘ |
| scope |
Sabbath observance
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ family law ⓘ kashrut ⓘ ritual law ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Mishnah
ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ |
| temporalCharacteristic | can vary by era ⓘ |
| typicalForm | prohibitions ⓘ |
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