Aruch HaShulchan - Title

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The title "Aruch HaShulchan" ("the table is set") is a clear allusion to the Shulchan Aruch ("the set table"), the authoritative work of halacha on which it draws. It is also an allusion to Aroch ha-Shulchan (Isaiah 21:5).

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