A classic work of Jewish Law, compiled and written by R' Yosef Karo.
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Siman 32, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch: Untranslated
I was looking through the Metsudah translation of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch when I stumbled upon Siman 32. The entire Siman was written in Hebrew, with no English translation. As far as I can tell, there are no other simanim without…
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Are there practices where Sepharadim do not hold by Shulchan Aruch?
I remember a Tunisian friend who was fairly learned mentioned a few places (halachically, not geographically) where Sepharadim do not go by the SA, but can't remember the specifics.
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Hilchot Talmud Torah in Yoreh Deah?
If I understand correctly, Orah Haim is things that one is involved in daily. Talmud Torah, is something that one must learn every day (S"A Yore Deah 246:2). Why isn't the section "Hilchot Talmud Torah" in Orah Haim?
If anyone has other sections…
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Shach on orach chayim
I came accross a Magen Avrohom או״ח תמ״ז ס״ק י״ג that quotes a Shach that he says is בגליון does anyone know what he might be referring to?
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Where does the Shulchan Aruch quote an authority by name?
Generally speaking, R' Yosef Karo doesn't quote authorities by name in his Shulchan Aruch, but rather focuses on what the halacha is in the Shulchan Aruch and leaves the various opinions and rationales to be explained in his Beis Yosef.
In going…
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Asterisks in the Pri Megadim
What is meant by the stars/asterisks that are printed around some words/phrases in the Pri Megadim on the shulchan aruch? These asterisks/stars are found repeatedly on almost every page of the Pri Megadim - more so in Ohr Hachayim - in all editions…
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Does shaming architecture or talking badly about a home for sale online through online images cause hezek re’iya?
Shulchan Aruch – It is forbidden to stare at another’s property in a case where this could damage it. Does online images count?
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Different Shulchan Aruchs?
What are the differences between:
Rabbi Yosef Karo’s Shulchan Aruch
Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried’s Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
Rabbi Shneur Zalman’s Shulchan Aruch HaRav
And Aruch HaShulchan
I assumed them to be compilations of Rabbi Yosef Karo’s, if they are…
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Meaning of this passage from the Shulchan Arukh
"With sex, how? He said to her before two witnesses: "Behold you are married to me with this sex," and he secludes himself with her before two witnesses, behold she is betrothed (even though she is bold.) Either he has sex with her in the normative…
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