Shulchan Aruch HaRav
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Shulchan Aruch HaRav (or Shulkhan Arukh HaRav) ("Code of Jewish Law by the Rabbi") is a recodification of halakha by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, known during his lifetime as HaRav ("The Rabbi"). At a young age, Rabbi Shneur Zalman was asked by his teacher, Rabbi Dovber of Mezeritch to recodify the Shulkhan Arukh so that laymen would be able to learn Jewish law. Although widely accepted, the book was originally limited in printings. Much of the text was lost in a fire in Lubavich.
The Shulchan Aruch HaRav is used by Lubavitch Hasidism. However, citations to this work are sometimes found in non-Lubavitch sources such as the Mishnah Berurah and the Ben Ish Chai.