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Joseph ben Ephraim Karo

Spanish rabbi and author on Jewish law (1488–1575)

  • Fame52.4
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Lived 1488–1575, aged 87Turkey
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    27 languages
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  • Era
    1488–1575
    Aged 87
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Updated 2026-06-19

Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, also spelled Yosef Caro, or Qaro, was a prominent Sephardic Jewish rabbi renowned as the author of the last great codification of Jewish law, the Beit Yosef, and its popular analogue, the Shulhan Arukh. Karo is regarded as the preeminent halakhic authority of his time, and is often referred to by the honorific titles HaMechaber and Maran.

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