# Yosef Karo in 10 Minutes

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Podcast: [Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216)
Published: 2026-05-10T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Uncover the journey of Rabbi Yosef Karo (1488-1575), the Spanish-born Jewish legal giant who was expelled from Spain and ultimately rose to become the chief Rabbi of Safed, the 16th-century capital of Kabbalah. We'll explore the epic scope of his work, the Bet Yosef , an encyclopedic commentary on Jewish law that took two decades to write, and its highly accessible condensation, the Shulchan Arukh (The Prepared Table) . This succinct code of law became—together with the glosses of Rabbi Moshe Isserles—the virtually universal standard for Orthodox Jewish practice, unifying disparate communities centuries after their dispersal. But look deeper: Karo, the master codifier of revealed law, also had a mystical life, recording nocturnal visits from his heavenly mentor, the Maggid Mesharim , revealing the profound blend of Halakha and Kabbalah that defined his world.

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