takkanah

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew תַּקָּנָה.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑkəˈnɑː/, /tɑkɑˈnɑː/
  • (Ashkenazi) IPA(key): /tʌˈkɔnə/

Noun

takkanah (plural takkanot)

  1. A law created by the rabbis not derived from Biblical commandments.
    • 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 926:
      According to a takkanah (enactment) of the chief rabbinate of Palestine in 1943, in Israel daughters inherit on an equal footing with sons.
    • 2021, David Golinkin, “What is the Origin and History of the Bar Mitzvah Ceremony”, in Anat Helman, editor, No Small Matter Features of Jewish Childhood:
      As time went on, various Jewish communities enacted various takkanot regarding whether Bar Mitzvah boys could read from the Torah and regarding whether the Aliyah of a Bar Mitzvah boy takes precedence over the Aliyah of a bridegroom or the father of a newborn child.
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