Twenty years of work: every law of the Tur traced to its sources and decided. The foundation of all that followed.
חיבוריו
His Works
From the twenty-year labour of the Beit Yosef to the secret diary of the Maggid: every book of Rabbi Yosef Karo, what it is, when it was printed, and how it changed Jewish life. Where a file is available you can download it.
The “Set Table”: the code of Jewish law followed by observant Jews everywhere to this day.
The sources behind Maimonides’ rulings — printed beside the Mishneh Torah in almost every edition.
Karo’s only openly mystical work: the words of the heavenly teacher who spoke through him.
Karo’s own second thoughts on the Beit Yosef, answering critics and adding what he found later.
Notes on the rules of Talmudic reasoning, printed with the classic handbook Halichot Olam.
Karo’s answers on marriage and divorce, published after his death by his son.
A second great collection of Karo’s responsa — a window onto the life and questions of sixteenth-century Tzfat.
Karo the preacher: sermons and comments on the Torah, Song of Songs and Pirkei Avot.
A supercommentary on Rashi and Ramban, and a commentary on Proverbs, mentioned but never printed.
