What is the obligation for laypeople (ba'alei batim) who study Torah only three or four hours a day — must they include works of the poskim?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah rules that laypeople who study only a few hours daily must include works of the poskim (halakhic decisors) alongside Written Torah, Mishnah, and Gemara, because Gemara alone does not fulfill their obligation.
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