1525 ⟶ Rabbi Moshe Isserles (Rema) Writes Commentary on the Shulkhan Arukh
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📜 Yitchaki Alfassi writes the Rif
Rabbi Yitchaki Alfassi (from Morocco, later Spain) writes the Rif, an important work of Jewish law.⟶
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✍️ Rabbi Jacob ben Asher Writes the Arba'ah Turim
Rabbi Jacob ben Asher of Spain writes the Arba'ah Turim (Four Rows of Jewish Law).⟶

Jacob ben AsherArba'ah TurimJewish LawHalakhaCodificationRabbinic LiteratureMedieval PeriodSpainLegal CodeJewish Law

📜 Yosef Karo Begins Work on Beit Yosef and Shulkhan Arukh
Rabbi Yosef Karo spends 20 years compiling the Beit Yosef, an enormous guide to Jewish law. He then writes a more concise guide, the Shulkhan Arukh, that becomes the standard law guide for the next 400 years. Born in Spain, Yosef Karo lives and dies in Safed.⟶

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✍️ Rabbi Moshe Isserles (Rema) Writes Commentary on the Shulkhan Arukh
Rabbi Moshe Isserles (The Rema) of Kraków writes an extensive commentary to the Shulkhan Arukh called the Mappah, extending its application to Ashkenazi Jewry.⟶

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