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The Shulchan Aruch (Hebrew: שֻׁלְחָן עָרוּך [ʃulˈħan ʕaˈrux], literally: "Set Table"), [1] sometimes dubbed in English as the Code of Jewish Law, is the most widely consulted of the various legal codes in Judaism.
This outline of Jewish religious law consists of the book and section headings of the Maimonides' redaction of Jewish law, the Mishneh Torah, which details all of Jewish observance. Also listed for each section are the specific mitzvot covered by that section.
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.
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 ...
The best-known commentary on the Arba'ah Turim is the Beit Yosef by rabbi Joseph ben Ephraim Karo: this goes beyond the normal functions of a commentary, in that it attempts to review all the relevant authorities and come to a final decision on every point, so as to constitute a comprehensive resource on Jewish law.
Goldin translated the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, an abridged version of the Shulchan Aruch (The standard code of Jewish law), publishing his translation in 1961. [8] He also authored works on Jewish history, family life, religious festivals, Hebrew and Yiddish primers, and translated several works of the Mishnah .
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The organizations flagship research project is the book series "Jewish law for Israel", written by the best researches of Jewish law and edited by prof. Rakover. The series, including 11 researches, goal is to create a systematic and up-to-date presentation of Jewish law indexed to Israeli law, with Jewish law presented as a basis for ...