Terms of Use

Last updated: July 2026

Not a halachic authority

Kitzur AI is a free study and reference aid. It surfaces what the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried says, drawn only from that text. It is not a posek, does not issue psak, and must not be relied upon for practical halacha. For any practical question, consult a qualified rav. The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch is one Acharon among many; a given halacha may be qualified, disputed, or decided differently elsewhere.

AI answers may contain errors

Answers are generated by an AI system that retrieves and summarizes passages from the Kitzur. Although the system is designed to answer only from the text and to say when the Kitzur does not address a question, it can still misread, omit, or misstate. Always verify an answer against the cited simanim and seifim, which are shown with every response and readable in full in the reader.

Sources & attribution

Hebrew text: the Torat Emet edition (Public Domain), via Sefaria. English translation: the Metsudah Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, translated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis (Metsudah Publications, 1996), licensed CC-BY 4.0, via Sefaria. This attribution is preserved wherever the text appears.

Provided “as is”

The service is provided free of charge, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including as to accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operators of Kitzur AI are not liable for any loss or damage arising from use of the service or reliance on its output.

Acceptable use

Please use the service in good faith. Do not attempt to disrupt it, overload it, scrape it at scale, or use it to produce content that misrepresents the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch or Jewish law.

Changes

These terms may be updated from time to time; continued use constitutes acceptance of the current version.