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Modern Halachic Texts
In the wake of emancipation, various strategies emerged to stem and possibly reverse the tide of modernism.
Writing Jewish Law: The 17th and 18th Century
A survey of the great post-Shulhan Arukh legal authorities.
Commentaries on Alfasi
Alfasi's groundbreaking legal code invited criticism, defense, and supplementation.
Rabbi Isaac Alfasi: Rif
A legal code for the Jews of medieval North Africa and Spain.
Moshe (Moses) Isserles: Rema
Rema's glosses emended and enhanced the Shulchan Aruch.
Orthodox Halakhic Texts
Orthodox leaders responded to modernity by producing legal works on a variety of topics, in a variety of genres.
Conservative Halakhic Texts
The Conservative Movement's legal texts represent a contemporary attempt to make halakhah relevant and meaningful in a changing world.