Biur ha-Gra on Shulchan Aruch
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Biur ha-Gra on Shulchan Aruch is the Vilna Gaon’s influential halachic commentary that clarifies and sources the rulings of the Shulchan Aruch according to Talmudic and early rabbinic authorities.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal text
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halachic commentary ⓘ rabbinic work ⓘ |
| aim |
clarify rulings of the Shulchan Aruch
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provide sources for rulings of the Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Biur HaGra
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Biur ha-Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ Biur ha-Gra al ha-Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approach |
return to primary Talmudic sources
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textual analysis ⓘ |
| author |
Elijah ben Solomon Zalman
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Vilna Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Geonim
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Rambam NERFINISHED ⓘ Rif NERFINISHED ⓘ Rishonim NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosh NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud Bavli NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud Yerushalmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
concise style
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focus on precise textual readings ⓘ frequent citation of early authorities ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Choshen Mishpat
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Even HaEzer NERFINISHED ⓘ Orach Chaim NERFINISHED ⓘ Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoreh Deah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | standard printed editions of Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aruch HaShulchan
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Mishnah Berurah NERFINISHED ⓘ later halachic decisors ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| movementInfluence |
Lithuanian yeshiva tradition
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Mitnagdic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeAssociated | Vilna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| printedAlongside |
Magen Avraham
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Shach NERFINISHED ⓘ Siftei Kohen NERFINISHED ⓘ Taz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Halakha
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Jewish law ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
halachic decision-making
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yeshiva study ⓘ |
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