The Baal HaTurim (Rabbi Yaakov ben Asher)

The Baal HaTurim (Rabbi Yaakov ben Asher)

ר' יעקב בן אשר (בעל הטורים)

Codifier · c. 1269–c. 1343

Led a Sephardic community · EstablishedChristian Iberia

Son of the Rosh, he organized all practical law into four divisions in the Arba'ah Turim. Maran built his Beit Yosef as a commentary on the Tur, so its structure survives in every Shulhan Arukh printed since.

Manuscript of the Arba'ah Turim
Manuscript of the Arba'ah Turim. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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