Editing Shulchan Aruch (section)

==Later collations==
In the late 18th century, there were several attempts to recompile the major halakhic opinions into a simpler, more accessible form.

Rabbi [[Shneur Zalman of Liadi]] wrote a "Shulchan Aruch" at the behest of the [[Hasidic Jew|Hasidic]] leader, Rabbi [[Dovber of Mezeritch]]. To distinguish this work from Karo's, it is generally referred to as ''[[Shulchan Aruch HaRav]]''. Rabbi [[Abraham Danzig]]  was the first in the [[Lithuanian Jew]]ish community to attempt a summary of the opinions in the above-mentioned works in his ''[[Chayei Adam]]'' and ''[[Chochmath Adam]]''. Similar works are ''Ba'er Heitev'' and ''Sha'arei Teshuvah''/''Pitchei Teshuvah'' (usually published as commentaries in most editions of the ''Shulchan Aruch''), as well as ''[[Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (book)|Kitzur Shulchan Aruch]]'' (by Rabbi [[Shlomo Ganzfried]] of Hungary). Danzig's and Ganzfried's works do not follow the structure of the ''Shulchan Aruch'', but given their single-voiced approach, are considered easier to follow for those with less background in [[halacha]].

The ''[[Mishna Berura]]'', the main work of ''halakha'' by Rabbi [[Yisrael Meir Kagan]] (the "''Chafetz Chaim''") is a collation of the opinions of [[Acharonim|later authorities]] on the ''Orach Chayim'' section of the ''Shulchan Aruch''. ''[[Aruch HaShulchan]]'', by Rabbi [[Yechiel Michel Epstein]], is a more analytical work attempting the same task from a different angle, and covering all sections of the ''Shulchan Aruch''. The former, though narrower in scope, enjoys much wider popularity and is considered authoritative by many adherents of [[Orthodox Judaism]], especially among those typically associated with Ashkenazic ''[[yeshiva]]s''. The ''[[Ben Ish Chai]]'', ''[[Kaf Ha'Chaim]]'', and much more recently, the [[Yalkut Yosef]] are similar works by [[Sephardic]] Rabbis for their communities.