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Category: Halacha | הלכה (תושבע”פ)

Halakhic codes of the Rishonim: Orchot Chayyim (Provençal, early 14th cen.)

Posted on 27 December 202021 July 2022 by Tamar Marvin

This series, the Halakhic Codes of the Rishonim, explores lesser-known sources of halakhah in the chain of transmission that were incorporated into Shulchan ‘Arukh (and therefore current halakhic practice), as well as halakhot and minhag lost to living observance. This is first post in the series. Image: A fragment of Orchot Chayyim (about tum’ah, ritual…

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Image for Shimusha Rabbah: opening page of Rosh's Halakhot Ketannot (Frankfurt, 1720)

Who was the Shimusha Rabba?

Posted on 9 August 202029 November 2020 by Tamar Marvin

When the Shimusha Rabba is mentioned, it’s usually in connection to a rare, alternative form of tefillin. Lesser known is the source for this method, a short halakhic work on tefillin from the period of the Geonim, possibly from the earlier part of the period to which relatively few sources attest. The gaonic-era author is…

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