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Arukh HaShulchan he'Atid (Hebrew: עָרוּךְ הַשֻּׁלְחָן העתיד) is a work of halacha written by Yechiel Michel Epstein (1829–1908). The work was written to complement his previous work, the Arukh HaShulchan. While the Arukh HaShulchan was meant to encompass all the laws applicable to to life in the diaspora, the Arukh Hashulchan He'Atid compiles the Halakhic decrees applicable to life in the land of Israel in addition to laws which are specific to Messianic times, including agricultural laws, laws related to the Temple and laws of the Sanhedrin.

Structure and sources

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The Halakhic composition of the Arukh Hashulchan He'Atid (Laying the Table of the Future) consists of four main categories:

  • Laws of agriculture in the land of Israel (Three sections)
  • Laws of the Temple and its sanctity (Five sections)
  • Laws of purity (Four sections)
  • Laws of different topics - Nazirites, vows of donation and dedication, Sanhedrin, dissidents, kings, the half-Shekel tax to the Temple and the sanctification the new month (Two sections)

A special consideration is given to the laws of agriculture which were not practical at the time of writing the Arukh HaShulchan he'Atid, but were applied soon after with the first Aliyah to Israel.

The mentioned topics were not discussed in the Shulchan Aruch (as opposed to those in the parallel work, the Arukh HaShulchan), and so it could not serve as a source or a guide for their content or order of appearance. The main sources drawn upon for the decrees compiled in this composition were the Talmud Bavli, the Talmud Yerushalmi with their commentaries, and later authors, though a primary position was given to the Yad Hachazaka by Maimonidies and its commentaries, considering it is the only other Halakhic compilation to discuss these issues.

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