Abudarham
Popular 14th-century compilation of laws, customs, and commentary on the prayer book.
Avodat HaKodesh
13th-century compilation of laws relating to Shabbat and holidays.
Ba'alei HaNefesh
12th-century work by the Ra’avad on the laws of niddah and sexual conduct.
Bedikat HaSakin
13th-century work on checking the knife used for slaughter and checking animals for defects.
Dina d'Garmei
13th-century short treatise about indirect damages, authored by Nachmanides.
Ginzei Mitzrayim, Hilkhot Sefer Torah
12th-century work on the laws of writing a Torah scroll.
Hilkhot Niddah of the Ramban
13th-century work by the Ramban on the practical application of the laws of niddah (a woman in her menstrual cycle or experiencing particular discharges).
Issur V'Heter L'Rabbeinu Yerucham
Medieval composition on dietary laws published in the 19th century.
Issur VeHeter HaArokh
15th-century composition on dietary laws by an Ashkenazi legal authority.
Issur VeHeter LeRashi
Incomplete composition of rulings and responsa on a variety of topics, attributed to Rashi.
Kol Bo
13th or 14th-century anonymous work with legal rulings and occasional explanations.
Leket Yosher
15th-century work recording the customs and legal opinions of Rabbi Yisrael Isserlein.
Likkutei HaPardes
Early medieval collection of legal material relating to a variety of topics, attributed to Rashi and compiled by his students.
Machzor Vitry
11th-century prayer book that incorporates legal rulings on prayer and other topics.
Ohr Zarua
13th-century compilation tracing the development of laws from talmudic passages.
Piskei Challah
13th-century work of the Rashba about separating challah, a portion of dough given to priests.
Seder Troyes
13th-century record of prayer customs according to the traditions of the French city of Troyes.
Sefer Chasidim
Ethical and legal guide to everyday life; foundational work of medieval German pietists.
Sefer HaItim
12th-century code of Jewish law of which only the section on Shabbat is extant.
Sefer HaMachkim
13th-century guide to the order of prayers recited daily and on holidays, by Rabbi Natan ben Yehuda.
Sefer HaMakhria
13th-century talmudic commentary on select tractates, by the Italian tosafist Isaiah d'Trani, also known as Tosafot Rid.
Sefer HaOrah
Early medieval collection of material on a variety of topics of Jewish law, attributed primarily to Rashi and compiled by his students.
Sefer HaParnas
13th or 14th-century collection of traditions and rulings of the Maharam of Rothenburg.
Sefer HaTerumah
13th-century summary of Jewish law related to various topics by Barukh ben Isaac of Worms and often quoted by later authorities
Sela HaMachlakot on Ba'alei HaNefesh
12th-century commentary more often known as the Hasagot (Glosses) of Rabbi Zerachiah HaLevi on the Ra’avad’s Ba’alei HaNefesh.
Sha'ar HaMayim HaAroch
13th-century short compilation of laws about the mikvah (ritual bath) by the Rashba.
Sha'ar HaMayim HaKatzar
The Rashba’s abridgement of his Sha’ar HaMayim HaArokh.
Sheiltot d'Rav Achai Gaon
First known rabbinic book written after the Talmud’s completion, with legal sermons on the Torah.
Shulchan Shel Arba
14th-century handbook on laws and spiritual aspects of eating, meant to be studied at meals.
Siddur Rashi
Medieval work of laws about prayers, attributed to the renowned 11th-century scholar known as Rashi.
Tashbetz Katan
13th-century collection of teaching and practices of the Maharam of Rothenburg.
The Sabbath Epistle
12th-century polemical letter defending the traditional view that Shabbat begins at dusk.
Torat HaBayit HaAroch
13th-century legal manual on ritual observances like kashrut, niddah, and mikvah immersion.
Torat HaBayit HaKatzar
Abridged version of Torat HaBayit HaArokh by the same author, focusing on practical law.
About Rishonim
Rishonim (“the first ones”) were leading rabbis and legal authorities who lived in the 11th through 15th centuries, in the era before the composition of the Shulchan Arukh.
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