הלכהHalakhah
משנה תורהMishneh TorahLegal code written by Maimonides in the 12th century, groundbreaking in its organization and scope.טורTur14th-century comprehensive legal code by Jacob ben Asher, upon which the Shulchan Arukh is based.שולחן ערוךShulchan ArukhMost widely-accepted code of Jewish law, compiled in the 16th century by Rav Yosef Karo.הלכות גדולותHalakhot GedolotComprehensive summary of talmudic laws, compiled sometime between the 8th and 10th centuries.שולחן ערוך הרבShulchan Arukh HaRav18th-century halakhic code by the founder of Chabad, used by many Chasidic Jews as a basis for daily practiceחכמת אדםChokhmat AdamSequel to Chayei Adam covering dietary regulations and other assorted laws, published in 1812.חיי אדםChayyei AdamLegal code about daily conduct published in 1810, written in accessible language for laypeopleקיצור שלחן ערוךKitzur Shulchan ArukhPopular handbook with simplified summaries of laws relevant to daily life, published in 1864.ערוך השולחןArukh HaShulchan19th-century comprehensive digest following the order of the Shulchan Arukh.ערוך השולחן העתידArukh HaShulchan HeAtidParallel work to Arukh HaShulchan focusing on laws relevant in Israel or in Temple times.בן איש חיBen Ish HaiSermons on the Torah blended with mystical insights and Sephardic legal rulings.ספרי מצוותSifrei MitzvotWorks enumerating the commandments in light of the talmudic tradition that “613 commandments were stated to Moses: 365 prohibitions... and 248 positive commandments.” (Makkot 23b).ראשוניםRishonim“The first ones” - leading rabbis and legal authorities who lived in the 11th through 15th centuries, in the era before the composition of the Shulchan Arukh.אחרוניםAcharonim“The later ones” - leading rabbis and legal authorities who lived in the 16th through 20th centuries, in the era after the composition of the Shulchan Arukh.ספרות מודרניתModernפסקי רקנאטיPiskei Recanati14th-century work by Italian scholar Rabbi Menachem Recanati, known for his writings on kabbalah. מפרשיםCommentary