Aruch HaShulchan (for Windows)

The Aruch HaShulchan, the classic Halachic compendium of Jewish law written by Rabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein over 100 years ago, is now available for DavkaWriter and Mellel II. The Institute for Computers in Jewish Life and Davka Corporation are pleased to make this significant text available in digital format for the first time. The Aruch HaShulchan is unique among modern Halachic works in the breadth of his analysis of topics. As with the Mishnah Berurah, his work is written to accompany the chapters of the Shulchan Aruch. However, rather than just cite a source briefly, he traces the development of Halachic opinion, cites disputes among the Rishonim, and attempts to reconcile seeming contradictory opinions wherever possible. Nonetheless, the Aruch HaShulchan is not a work of pilpul but rather a vital source of halacha l'maaseh. The Aruch HaShulchan is a particularly useful book for intermediate and advanced students in day schools and yeshivot. The publication of the Aruch HaShulc