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Composed: Safed, 1563 CE

The Shulchan Arukh (“Set Table”) is the most widely accepted code of Jewish law ever written. Compiled in the 16th century by Rabbi Yosef Karo, it is a condensed and simplified version of the Beit Yosef, a commentary that Karo wrote on the Tur. Karo’s rulings are in accordance with Sephardic traditions; the text of the Shulchan Arukh also includes the glosses of Rabbi Moshe Isserles, which cite Ashkenazic traditions. Yoreh De’ah (“He Will Give Instruction,” a reference to Isaiah 28:9) is the second and most varied of four sections, discussing a range of topics not covered in the other sections. These include ritual slaughter, kashrut, conversion, mourning, niddah, tzedakah, usury, and laws applicable in Israel.

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