Tur

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Tur is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organized halakhic rulings and served as a primary basis for later works like the Shulchan Aruch.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish legal code
Jewish legal code
Jewish legal code
halakhic code
halakhic commentary
halakhic commentary
rabbi
rabbinic work
section of Tur
section of Tur
section of Tur
section of Tur
alternativeName Arba'ah Turim
Arbaah Turim
audience rabbis and advanced students of Jewish law
author Jacob ben Asher
Moses Isserles
Yosef Karo
basedOn Geonic responsa
Rishonim rulings
Talmud
canonicalStatus major halakhic authority
commentary Beit Yosef
Darkei Moshe
dateOfComposition 14th century
denominationalUse Conservative Judaism
Orthodox Judaism
field Halakha
genre halakhic literature
influenced Beit Yosef
Shulchan Aruch
language Hebrew
legalScope comprehensive halakhic code
mainSubject civil and monetary law
daily, Sabbath, and festival law
marriage and family law
ritual law and dietary law
methodology systematic organization of halakhic rulings
part Choshen Mishpat
Even Ha'ezer
Orach Chayim
Yoreh De'ah
placeOfComposition Spain
precededBy Mishneh Torah
religion Judaism
religiousTradition Judaism
statusInHalakha primary source for later codifiers
structure four-part code
titleMeaning Four Rows
usedFor practical halakhic rulings

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Arba’ah Turim
alsoKnownAs
Shulchan Aruch
influencedBy

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