{"product_id":"the-book-of-the-shulchan-aruch-9798986725086","title":"The Book of the Shulchan Aruch","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerhaps no book is less known, yet more important, than the \u003cem\u003eShulchan Aruch\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people have heard of the Talmud-that compendium of Jewish laws, and thus the essence of Judaism. The Talmud, however, is vast and largely inscrutable for non-Jews. Fortunately, back in the mid-1500s, a Jewish rabbi named Joseph Karo decided to create a condensed, compact version of the Talmud. He called it 'the set table': the \u003cem\u003eShulchan Aruch\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of the \u003cem\u003eShulchan Aruch\u003c\/em\u003e deals with inter-Jewish laws, but a fair number of passages discuss non-Jews -- the Gentiles, or in less polite terms, the 'goyim.' As it happens, the laws of Judaism hold Gentiles in very low regard; they can be cheated, lied to, abused, even killed, if it serves Jewish interests. Jewish supremacy reigns throughout the Talmud and the \u003cem\u003eShulchan Aruch\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Weimar Germany, a German scholar of religion and the Hebrew language named Erich Bischoff decided to write a summary and analysis of this most-important of books. In 1929, he published \u003cem\u003eDas Buch vom Schulchan Aruch\u003c\/em\u003e -- the present work is translated from the 1942 edition. Never before or since has a knowledgeable scholar conducted such an honest and critical study. Here, we see many dark corners of the Jewish religion exposed; here, we see exactly how Jews view the contemptible goyim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is invaluable for all those interested in cutting through the fog and obscurity of the Talmud, and in getting to the heart of Jewish thinking and Jewish attitudes: the \u003cem\u003eShulchan Aruch\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clemens \u0026 Blair, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626408120594,"sku":"9798986725086","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2222d842-8476-444b-a15a-7df2899fde8c.jpg?v=1732658271","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-of-the-shulchan-aruch-9798986725086","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}