Shulchan Aruch

/ (ʃʊlˈxɑn ɑrˈʊx, ˈʃʊlxən ˈɑʊrəx) /

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noun

the main codification of Jewish law derived from the Talmud, compiled by the 16th-century rabbi, Joseph Caro

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Shuha, Shu Han, shul, Shula, Shulamite, Shulchan Aruch, Shulhan Arukh, Shull, Shultz, Shumen, shun

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How to use Shulchan Aruch in a sentence

Or of the Shulchan Aruch, the authoritative codification of that law, which was authored under Ottoman rule.
Daniel Gordis And The Jewish Nation-State|Sigal Samuel|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It fully deserved this attention, for on its own lines the Shulchan Aruch was a masterly production.
Chapters on Jewish Literature|Israel Abrahams
The Shulkan-aruch and a treatise on Buddhistic Occultism stood side by side.
Rabbi and Priest|Milton Goldsmith
I've always found that each man has his own morality, just as every Jew has his own Shulchan Oruch.
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch|Ulrich Frank

They still remained true to her, imputing the growing hostility to the Shulchan Aruch to Sabbata and his aiders and abettors.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
The Shulchan Aruch was the outcome of centuries of scholarship.
Chapters on Jewish Literature|Israel Abrahams