Rabbi Yosef Karo

Beit Yosef

Hilula date

13 Nisan

Next hilula: April 20, 2027

documented

Rabbi Yosef Karo (1488–1575), born in Spain and settled in Safed, authored the Shulchan Aruch, the most widely adopted code of Jewish law. His Beit Yosef commentary is authoritative. He is buried in Safed.

Resting place

Safed

Works

Choulhan Aroukh
Beit Yossef
Kessef Michné

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Karo
https://www.sefaria.org/topics/joseph-karo

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