The
Shulchan Aruch ( , literally: "Set Table") also known by various Jewish communities but not all as "the
Code of Jewish Law." There are various
legal codes in Judaism but the Shulchan Aruch is the most widely consulted. It was authored in
Safed,
Israel, by
Yosef Karo in 1563 and published in
Venice two years later. Together with its commentaries, it is the most widely accepted compilation of
Jewish law ever written.