mesorah

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mesorah (plural mesorot)

  1. (Judaism) tradition (clarification of this definition is needed)
    • 2006 April 27, Lisa, “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated[1] (Usenet):
      Given a problem like this, we don't assume a machloket, and we don't assume diametrically opposed views, because diametrically opposed views are always addressed as such. Our mesorah does not simply say two contradictory things and let them sit without comment.