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2 unusual facts about Beit Yosef


Mordecai Yoffe

The first five "attires" are devoted to the laws expounded in Yosef Caro's Beit Yosef; the sixth, Ha-Orah is an elucidation of Rashi's biblical commentary; the seventh, SimḼah ve-Sason, contains sermons for holidays and weddings.

Tisha B'Av

The Beit Yosef rules that the custom to sit low to the ground extends until one prays Mincha (the afternoon prayer).



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