Yoreh Deah

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Yoreh Deah is a section of the Shulchan Aruch, the central code of Jewish law, that covers a wide range of ritual and dietary laws, including kashrut, purity, and related halachic matters.

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Label Occurrences
Yoreh Deah canonical 6
Taz on Yoreh Deah 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf halachic code
section of the Shulchan Aruch
canonicalStatus central code of Jewish ritual and dietary law
coversTopic avodah zarah (idolatry-related prohibitions)
basar bechalav
bishul akum
chadash
chalav akum
forbidden foods
gelatin and animal by-products (in later responsa and commentaries)
kashrut
laws of blood
laws of charity
laws of vows
mixtures of kosher and non-kosher foods
mixtures of meat and milk
mourning practices
niddah (in some editions and commentaries)
orlah
prohibited fats
ribbit (interest laws in some contexts)
ritual purity
shechita
tevilat keilim
wine of non-Jews
followedBy Choshen Mishpat
Even Ha’ezer
surface form: Even HaEzer
hasAuthor Yosef Karo
surface form: Rabbi Yosef Karo
hasCommentary Aruch HaShulchan
Be’er ha-Golah
surface form: Be’er HaGolah

Kaf HaChaim
Pitchei Teshuvah
surface form: Pischei Teshuvah

Pri Megadim
Shach (Siftei Kohen)
Turei Zahav
surface form: Turei Zahav (Taz)
influencedBy Mishneh Torah
surface form: Rambam’s Mishneh Torah

Arba’ah Turim
surface form: Tur (Arba’ah Turim)
isOneOfFourSectionsOf Shulchan Aruch
language Hebrew
legalSystem Halakha
partOf Shulchan Aruch
placeOfComposition Safed
precededBy Orach Chayim
surface form: Orach Chaim
religiousTradition Judaism
timePeriod 16th century
usedByCommunity Ashkenazi Jews
Sephardi Jews
usedFor practical halachic rulings
usedIn rabbinic ordination studies

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orach Chayim contrastedWith Yoreh Deah
Beit Yosef by Rabbi Yosef Karo coversSection Yoreh Deah
subject surface form: Beit Yosef
Shulchan Aruch commentaries majorCommentary Yoreh Deah
this entity surface form: Taz on Yoreh Deah
Mappah coversSection Yoreh Deah
Aruch HaShulchan analyzes Yoreh Deah