Another prominent critic of the "Shulchan Aruch" was Rabbi Yoel Sirkis (1561–1640), author of a commentary to the "Arba'ah Turim" entitled "Bayith Chadash", commonly abbreviated as "Bach", and Rabbi Meir ben Gedaliah: "It is impossible to rule (in most cases) based on the "Shulchan Aruch", as almost all his words lack accompanying explanations, particularly (when writing about) monetary law. Besides this, we see that many legal doubts arise daily, and are mostly the subject of scholarly debate, necessitating vast wisdom and proficiency to arrive at a sufficiently sourced ruling..."