Editing Arba'ah Turim (section)

== Later developments ==

The best-known commentary on the ''Arba'ah Turim'' is the ''[[Shulchan Aruch#Beth Yosef|Beit Yosef]]'' by rabbi [[Joseph ben Ephraim Karo]]: this goes beyond the normal functions of a commentary, in that it attempts to review all the relevant authorities and come to a final decision on every point, so as to constitute a comprehensive resource on Jewish law. Other commentaries are ''Bayit Chadash'' by rabbi [[Joel Sirkis]], ''Darkhei Moshe'' by [[Moses Isserles]], ''Beit Yisrael (Perishah u-Derishah)'' by rabbi [[Joshua Falk]], as well as works by a number of other ''[[Acharonim]]''. These often defend the views of the Tur against the Beit Yosef.

The ''Tur'' continues to play an important role in Halakha.
* Joseph Caro's ''[[Shulchan Aruch]]'', the fundamental work of ''[[Halakha]]'', is a condensation of his ''Beit Yosef'' and follows the basic structure of the ''Arba'ah Turim'', including its division into four sections and chapters - ''Tur's'' structure down to the ''siman'' is retained in the ''Shulchan Aruch''.
* The views in the other commentaries are often relevant in ascertaining or explaining the Ashkenazi version of Jewish law, as codified by Moses Isserles in his ''Mappah''.

Students of the ''Shulchan Aruch'', particularly in [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[Semikhah]] programs, typically study the ''Tur'' and the ''Beit Yosef'' concurrently with the ''Shulchan Aruch'' itself: in some editions the two works are printed together, to allow comparison of corresponding ''simanim''.