A Life Forged in Exile: The Legacy of Joseph Ben Ephraim Caro Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, known as Qaro, stands as a monumental figure in Jewish legal history—a scholar whose life was inextricably intertwined with the tumultuous events of Sephardic expulsion and diaspora. Born in Toledo, Spain, in 1488, his very existence became a testament to resilience amidst persecution. The Alhambra Decree of 1492 irrevocably altered the course of hi…