outsider: not sure the shulchan aruch will be the best place to start. also, the kitzur is not a shortened version but a different version of codified law which happens to be shorter. if jewish law is what you crave maybe begin with the rambam’s yad hachazaka also known as the mishna torah. it is not anyone’s final authority on jewish law (except for some Yemenite communities) but it is a great place to begin. i believe it has been translated many times into english.
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