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| Author | Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan |
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| Original title | משנה ברורה |
| Language | Hebrew |
Original text | משנה ברורה at Hebrew Wikisource |
The Mishnah Berurah (Hebrew: משנה ברורה "Clear Teaching") is a work of halakha (Jewish law) by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (Poland, 1838–1933, also known as Chofetz Chaim). It is a commentary on Orach Chayim, the first section of the Shulchan Aruch which deals with laws of prayer, synagogue, Shabbat and holidays, summarizing the opinions of the Acharonim (post-Medieval rabbinic authorities) on that work.[1]
The title comes from Talmud Bavli Masechet Shabbat 138b-139a, "They will rove, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it (Amos 8:12) -- they will not find clear teaching and clear law in one place."
- ^ "The Chofetz Chaim - Rabbi Yisroel Meir HaKohen". Retrieved 2008-10-10.