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Halakhah

הלכה

Legal works providing guidance on all aspects of Jewish life. Rooted in past sources and growing to address changing realities.

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Mishneh Torah

4 texts

משנה תורה

Legal code written by Maimonides in the 12th century

Shulchan Arukh

4 texts

שלחן ערוך

Most widely-accepted code of Jewish law, compiled in the 16th century

Sifrei Mitzvot

2 texts

ספרי מצוות

Works enumerating the 613 commandments

Other Codes

3 texts

קודקסים אחרים

Other legal codes

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Foundations of Torah

הלכות יסודי התורה

Foundations of Jewish faith.

Human Dispositions

הלכות דעות

Character traits and ethical behavior.

Orach Chaim

אורח חיים

Daily life, prayer, Shabbat, and holidays.

Yoreh De'ah

יורה דעה

Dietary laws, mourning, and other ritual laws.

Sefer HaMitzvot

ספר המצוות

Maimonides' 12th-century list of the 613 commandments.

Sefer HaChinukh

ספר החינוך

Anonymous medieval work detailing and explaining the 613 commandments.

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