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The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch is a work of halacha written by Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried which summarizes the Shulchan Aruch, mainly the sections "Orach Chayim" and "Yoreh De'ah", and deals with daily laws, prayers, Shabbat and holiday laws, etc. The work was written in simple Hebrew which made it easy for the layperson to understand and contributed to its popularity.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Louis Ginzberg and Moses Beer (1901–1906). "ASHKENAZI (TIKTIN), JUDAH B. SIMON SOFER FRANKFURT". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia . New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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