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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:
Sefaria is an online open source, [1] free content, digital library of Jewish texts. It was founded in 2011 by former Google project manager Brett Lockspeiser and journalist-author Joshua Foer. [2] [3] [4] Promoted as a "living library of Jewish texts", Sefaria relies partially upon volunteers to add texts and translations.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 ...