Kitsur Shulchan Aruch

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Pronunciations

Kitsur Shulchan Aruch (KIH-tsuur SHUUL-khin OR-ihkh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A 19th-century seminal work in Ashkenazi laws and customs that is shorter than and summarizes the Shluchan Aruch of the 16th century.

Example Sentences

  • "I got him a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch for his Bar Mitzvah, but so did thirteen other people!" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קיצור שולחן ערוך 'shortened shulchan aruch'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      Kitzur Shulkhan Aruch, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Kitsur Shulkhan Aruh, Kitzur Shulhan Arukh

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