Arba'ah Turim — The Four Pillars
ארבעה טורים
Author: Rabbi Jacob ben Asher (c. 1269–1343)
Date: c. 1330–1340
Preservation: Nombreuses éditions imprimées depuis 1475 (Piove di Sacco)
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The Arba'ah Turim ("Four Pillars"), commonly called the Tur, is the halakhic code that bridged Maimonides' Mishneh Torah and Joseph Karo's Shulchan Aruch. Written in Toledo, it divides halakha into four sections that became canonical and systematically cites and compares Ashkenazi and Sephardi opinions.
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The Arba'ah Turim ("Four Pillars"), commonly called the Tur, is the halakhic code that bridged Maimonides' Mishneh Torah and Joseph Karo's Shulchan Aruch. Written in Toledo, it divides halakha into four sections that became canonical and systematically cites and compares Ashkenazi and Sephardi opinions.