Question 3.34: What are the Major Codes of Jewish Law?

                                  Answer:
     * The Rif (Hilkhot of Rav Alfassi). Author: Yitchak Alfassi
     * Mishneh Torah (Yad Ha-Hazaqah). Author: Maimonides
     * Sefer Mitzvot Gadol. Author: Moses ben Jacob
     * Arba'ah Turim (The Tur). Author: Jacob ben Asher
     * Shulkhan Arukh. Author: Joseph Karo
     * Kitzur Shulkhan Arukh. Author: Shlomo Ganzfried
     * Mishnah Berurah. Author: R'Israel Meir Kagan

Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Torah and Halachic Authority (3/12)
Previous Document: Question 3.33: What is The Zohar?
Next Document: Question 3.35: What is the Rif (Hilchos of Rav Alfassi)?

Single Page

[ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ]

Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer:
SCJ FAQ Maintainer <maintainer@scjfaq.org>

Last Update October 22 2009 @ 05:26 AM