<html><P>From: "Eli Turkel" <eliturkel@gmail.com> <BR><<I joke that if the SA were written today it would have an introduction<BR>that it is not le-halachah le-masseh >><BR><BR>No joke; it was meant for quick chazara. Halacha lema'aseh required the<BR>Tur and Beis Yosef.<BR><BR><<Where did you get that from?>></P>
<P>In the hakdama to Shulchan Aruch he describes it as a quick reference, to be reviewed every 30 days. The inference is that deeper understanding, for nonstandard situations, remains with the Tur and Beis Yosef.<BR><BR>Gershon<BR>gershon.dubin@juno.com<BR></P></html>
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