 Rabbinic scholars subsequent to the Shulkhan Arukh are known as Acharonim ("the latter ones").The distinction between Rishonim and Geonim is meaningful historically; in Halakha (Jewish Law) the distinction is less important.According to a widely held view in Orthodox Judaism, Acharonim generally cannot dispute the rulings of Rabbis of previous eras unless they find support of other Rabbis in previous eras.