FACT CHECK · JEWISH HISTORY
Claim: The Shulchan Aruch was written in Safed
TRUETHE ANSWER
Joseph Karo wrote the Shulchan Aruch, the code of Jewish law, in Safed in 1563.
SOURCE
Wikipedia: Shulchan Aruch
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