Shulchan Aruchn.
/ˌʃʊlxən ɑːˈrʊx/ The name of a work on Jewish religious practice by Joseph ben Ephraim Caro (1488–1575) now accepted as the standard guide to Orthodox observance.
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1901 M. Gaster Hist. Anc. Synagogue Spanish & Portuguese Jews 47 It is an abstract of the Shulhhan Arukh of Caro containing all the laws and ceremonies of a practical utility, condensed into a very small form.
1922 Aspects Jewish Life & Thought 43 This popular edition of the greater work is the Shulchan Aruch..which was first published in the year 1565.
1957 Encycl. Brit. X. 18/2 The codes, especially Joseph Qaro's Shulḥan Arukh, became the halachic authority in Jewry.
1978 I. B. Singer Shosha ii. 22 He breaks every law of the Shulchan Aruch, yet at the same time he preaches Jewishness.
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