Karo, Joseph. Shulhan Arukh. Various editions. [Note
that the Mapah of R. Moshe Isserles (the Ramah) is actually
printed as parenthetical text in the Shulchan Aruch of Rav Yoseph Karo. The
Ramah printed his comments to show the standard Ashkenazic determinations
especially where they differed from the Sefardic customs of R' Karo. As a
result, the Shulchan Aruch serves as the standard halachic source text of both
Sephardim (R. Karo's original) and Ashkenazim (as modified by the Ramah).]
[Gol63]
Ganzfried, Solomon; Goldin, Hyman E. Code of Jewish Law. Hebrew Pub
Co; 1963. Paperback. ISBN 0-884827-79-8. [This is an English translation of the
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, which is a completely different work from the Shulchan
Aruch. The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch was written in the late 1800's by Rabbi Shlomo
Gantzfried and is a summary collection of Halachah for every day practice
divided into categories. The Jewish Catalog cautions against using the
Kitzur Shulhan Arukh of Shlomo Ganzfried, which it states is "a
collection of ultrastringent views often without firm basis in halakhic
sources". However, other contributors think it provides lots of information on
specific practices, but can be overwealming. As usual, it is probably best to
ask your Rabbi.]
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