Joseph ben Ephraim Karo

Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, also spelled Yosef Caro, or Qaro, was a prominent Sephardic Jewish rabbi renowned as the author of the last great codification of Jewish law, the Beit Yosef, and its popular analogue, the Shulhan Arukh.

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Who was born first?

• Joseph ben Ephraim Karo and Thomas of Villanova were born the same year
• Joseph ben Ephraim Karo and Ulrich von Hutten were born the same year
• Joseph ben Ephraim Karo was born 1 year before Caspar Schwenckfeld
• Joseph ben Ephraim Karo was born 2 years after Francysk Skaryna
• Joseph ben Ephraim Karo was born 2 years before Mimar Sinan

Timeline

1. Francysk SkarynaMarch 6, 1486 – 1541
2. Joseph ben Ephraim Karo (this page)1488 – March 24, 1575
3. Thomas of Villanovacirca 1488 – September 8, 1555
4. Ulrich von HuttenApril 21, 1488 – August 29, 1523
5. Caspar Schwenckfeld1489 – December 10, 1561
6. Mimar Sinancirca 1490 – July 17, 1588

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