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Sep 6, 1175
Mishneh Torah
code of Jewish religious lw written by Rambam. written while he was living in egypt. consists of 14 books divided into chapters. some sources were the Torah, tanach, talmud, and tosefot. -
Oct 5, 1270
Tur
Written by Yaakov ben Asher in Toledo, Spain. it followed maimonidies' way of arranging the order. does not deal with criminal law, let alone with the sacrafices of the holy land. Divided into for parts: Orah Chaim, dealt with shabbat, and yom tov; Yoreh De'ah, dealt with daily commandments, such as tzitzit, tefillin ect; Even HAezer, dealt with marriage and divorce; Hoshen Mishpat, dealt with civil law. -
Sep 6, 1488
Beis Yosef
written by rabbi yosef caro. Long, detailed commentary on the Arbah turim. It was a precursor to the shulchan Aruch. -
Dec 20, 1488
Shulchan Aruch
Written by Rabbi Joseph Caro. Divided into four main topics, each divided into paragraphs. Originating from the Beit Yosef, this was a detailed commentary on the Tur. 4 categories: Choshen Mishpat, Even Ha'ezer, Yoreh Deiah, and Aruch Chaim. -
Taz
Real name was Rabbi David Halevi, named after his work, Tzurei Zahav. Born in Vladomir. wrote commentaries on the orech chaim and yoreh deah which his work was called, Tzurei Zahav. -
Shach
Real name Rabbi Shabtai Hacohen, born in Vilna. Gets his name from work compiled called Sifsei Cohen. Also commentaries on the Shulchan Aruch, spesifically Yoreh De'ah. He also composed Selichot. -
Magen Avraham
Also known as Abraham Abele Gombiner, born in Gbin Poland, was a talmudist. KNown for his Magen Avraham commentary on the Orech Chayim. -
Vilna Gaon
Known as Elijahu ben Shlomo Zalman Kremer and also the GRA. Wasa talmudist and a halachic kabbalist. wrote glosses on the shulchan aruch known as the Birurei ha Gra. -
Aruch Hashulchan
This is a chapter by chapter restatement of the shulchan aruch compiled and written by Rabbi Yechiel Michael Epstein. It is a clear, organized summary of each of the four parts of the shulchan aruch. -
Mishnah Berurah
Work of halacha written by Rabbi Yisrael Meir kagan in Poland. Also known as The Chofetz Chaim. Strictly a commentary on the first section of the shulchan aruch, orech chaim, which deals with laws of prayer, shabbat, and yom tov. referenced in Devarim. -
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
Written by Yalkut yosef, the kitzur shulchan aruch is an abridged version of the shulchan aruch, mostly summarizing the Orech chaim