Wikipedia's first sentence called it “section of rabbi jacob ben asher 's compilation of halakha”. Today it says “hebrew for "breastplate of judgement"”.
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Choshen Mishpat (Hebrew: חושן משפט) is the Hebrew for "Breastplate of Judgement". The term is associated with one of the four sections of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher 's compilation of halakha (Jewish law), Arba'ah Turim . This section treats aspects of Jewish law pertinent to finance , torts , legal procedure and loans and interest in Judaism . Later, Rabbi Yosef Karo modeled the framework of his own compilation of practical Jewish law, the Shulkhan Arukh , after the Arba'ah Turim. Many later commentators used this framework as well. Thus, Choshen Mishpat in common usage may refer to an area of halakha, non-specific to Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Choshen Mishpat is a section of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher 's compilation of halakha (Jewish law), Arba'ah Turim . This section treats aspects of Jewish law pertinent to finance , torts , legal procedure and loans and interest in Judaism . Later, Rabbi Yosef Karo modeled the framework of his own compilation of practical Jewish law, the Shulkhan Arukh after the Arba'ah Turim. Many later commentators used this framework, as well. Thus, Choshen Mishpat in common usage may refer to an area of halakha, non-specific to Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation.
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The term is associated with one of the four sections of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher 's compilation of halakha (Jewish law), Arba'ah Turim . This section treats aspects of Jewish law pertinent to finance , torts , legal procedure and loans and interest in Judaism . Later, Rabbi Yosef Karo modeled the framework of his own compilation of practical Jewish law, the Shulkhan Arukh , after the Arba'ah Turim. Many later commentators used this framework as well. Thus, Choshen Mishpat in common usage may refer to an area of halakha, non-specific to Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation.
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section of rabbi jacob ben asher 's compilation of halakha
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hebrew for "breastplate of judgement"
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