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:The Arba'ah Turim:
In "the ''Tur''", Ben Asher traces the Practical Jewish Law from the Torah text and the dicta of the Talmud through the '' Rishonim ''. He used the code of Rabbi Isaac Alfasi as his starting point; these views are then compared to those of Maimonides , as well as to the Ashkenazi traditions, contained in the Tosafist literature. Unlike Maimonides' '' Mishneh Torah '', ''Tur'' is not limited to Normative positions, but compares the various opinions on any disputed point. (In most instances of debate, Rabbi Jacob follows the opinion of his father, Rabbi Asher Ben Jehiel , the ''Rosh''.) Arba'ah Turim also differs with the ''Mishneh Torah'', in that, unlike Maimonides work, it deals only with areas of Jewish law that are applicable in the Jew ish Exile . Commentaries on Arba'ah Turim include '' Beth Yosef '' by Rabbi Joseph Karo , '' Bayit Chadash '' by Rabbi Yoel Sirkis , ''Darkhei Moshe'' by Moses Isserles , ''Beit Yisrael'' by Joshua Falk , as well as works by a number of other '' Acharonim ''. The ''Tur'' continues to play an important role in Halakha. Joseph Karo's '' Shulkhan Arukh '', the fundamental work of '' Halakha '', is a condensation of his ''Beth Joseph'' and follows the basic structure of the ''Arba'ah Turim'', including its division in four sections and chapters - ''Tur's'' structure down to the ''siman'' is retained in the ''Shulkhan Arukh''. Students of the ''Shulkan Arukh'', particularly in Orthodox '' Semicha '' programs, will study the ''Tur'' and the ''Beth Joseph'', together with the ''Shulkhan Arukh'' itself. SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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