Shulhan Arukh

or Shul·han A·ruk, Shul·han A·ruch

[ Sephardic Hebrew shool-khahn ah-rookh; Ashkenazic Hebrew shool-khuhn aw-rookh; English shool-kuhn aw-ruhk ]

noun

1. an authoritative code of Jewish law and custom compiled by the Talmudic scholar Joseph Caro (1488–1575), the original edition published in Vienna in 1565 emphasizing the practices of Sephardic Jews.

Example Sentences

The Shulhan Arukh, a legal code compiled in the 16th century, states, “Redeeming captives takes precedence over sustaining the poor and clothing them, and there is no commandment more important than redeeming captives.”

From New York Times

From its initial depiction in Genesis, the admonition to redeem captives reappears in the books of Leviticus and Nehemiah, as well as in the Talmud, Shulhan Arukh and writings of Maimonides.

From New York Times