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  2. Shulchan Aruch - Wikipedia

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    The strongest criticism against all such codes of Jewish law is the contention that they inherently violate the principle that halakha must be decided according to the later sages; this principle is commonly known as hilkheta ke-vatra'ei ("the halakha follows the later ones"). A modern commentator, Menachem Elon explains:

  3. Kitzur Shulchan Aruch - Wikipedia

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    The work is a summary, or kitzur, of the sixteenth-century Shulchan Aruch of Rabbi Joseph Caro, with references to later rabbinical commentaries. [1] [2] It focuses on the Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah sections of the Shulchan Aruch, and includes laws of daily life, Shabbat, holidays and so on.

  4. Aruch HaShulchan - Wikipedia

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    Epstein tends to take a lenient view (le-kula) but decidedly without compromising in any form on the power and rule of Jewish law. When the established custom conflicts with theoretical halacha , Epstein tends to side with local custom, to a greater extent than is the case in works such as the Mishnah Berurah .

  5. Yoreh De'ah - Wikipedia

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    Yoreh De'ah (Hebrew: יורה דעה) is a section of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation of halakha (Jewish law), the Arba'ah Turim, written around 1300. [1] This section treats all aspects of Jewish law not pertinent to the Hebrew calendar, finance, torts, marriage, divorce, or sexual conduct. (Nevertheless there exists occasional overlap ...

  6. Ba'er Hetev - Wikipedia

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    Ba'er Hetev (also B’er Heteb [1] or Ba'er Heiteiv; Hebrew: באר היטב lit. "explaining well" or "explained well", based on Deut. 27:8; the vocalization "Be'er" is a traditional alternative) is a Hebrew commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, the chief codification of Jewish law. The commentary's two halves were authored by different individuals.

  7. Outline of Jewish law - Wikipedia

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    This outline of Jewish religious law consists of the book and section headings of the Maimonides' redaction ... 11 - 21) Laws concerning studying Torah (Mitzvot: 22 ...

  8. The Jewish Legal Heritage Society - Wikipedia

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    Along the years the organization has published many books and researches, including: The "Jewish law for Israel" series - 11 volumes on: guarantee law, torts, unjust enrichment, restoration of lost property, bailment, hire and loan, joint ownership, defensive contracts, trust, agency. A guide to the Sources of Jewish Law. Law and the Noahides.

  9. Joseph Karo - Wikipedia

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    Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, also spelled Yosef Caro, or Qaro (Hebrew: יוסף קארו; 1488 – March 24, 1575, 13 Nisan 5335 A.M.), [1] [2] was a prominent Sephardic Jewish rabbi renowned as the author of the last great codification of Jewish law, the Beit Yosef, and its popular analogue, the Shulhan Arukh.