Jacob ben Asher
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Jacob ben Asher was a medieval rabbi and halakhic authority best known for his influential legal code, the Arba'ah Turim, which became a foundational work in Jewish law.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacob ben Asher canonical | 8 |
| Yaakov ben Asher | 6 |
| Rabbi Jacob ben Asher | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Jacob ben Asher Context triple: [Yosef Karo, influencedBy, Jacob ben Asher]
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Yosef Gikatilla
Yosef Gikatilla was a prominent 13th-century Spanish Kabbalist and author best known for his influential mystical works such as "Sha'arei Orah" (Gates of Light).
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Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist, best known as the chief disciple and recorder of the teachings of Isaac Luria, which became foundational for later Jewish mysticism.
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Sholem Rabinovich
Sholem Rabinovich, better known by his pen name Sholem Aleichem, was a seminal Yiddish author and playwright whose works, including the stories that inspired "Fiddler on the Roof," vividly depicted Eastern European Jewish life.
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Yosef ben Matityahu
Yosef ben Matityahu, better known as Flavius Josephus, was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose writings are key sources on Second Temple Judaism and the First Jewish–Roman War.
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Zerach Warhaftig
Zerach Warhaftig was an Israeli religious Zionist politician, jurist, and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who served for many years as a Knesset member and government minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jacob ben Asher Target entity description: Jacob ben Asher was a medieval rabbi and halakhic authority best known for his influential legal code, the Arba'ah Turim, which became a foundational work in Jewish law.
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A.
Yosef Gikatilla
Yosef Gikatilla was a prominent 13th-century Spanish Kabbalist and author best known for his influential mystical works such as "Sha'arei Orah" (Gates of Light).
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B.
Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist, best known as the chief disciple and recorder of the teachings of Isaac Luria, which became foundational for later Jewish mysticism.
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C.
Sholem Rabinovich
Sholem Rabinovich, better known by his pen name Sholem Aleichem, was a seminal Yiddish author and playwright whose works, including the stories that inspired "Fiddler on the Roof," vividly depicted Eastern European Jewish life.
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D.
Yosef ben Matityahu
Yosef ben Matityahu, better known as Flavius Josephus, was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose writings are key sources on Second Temple Judaism and the First Jewish–Roman War.
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E.
Zerach Warhaftig
Zerach Warhaftig was an Israeli religious Zionist politician, jurist, and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who served for many years as a Knesset member and government minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halakhic authority
ⓘ
halakhic code ⓘ medieval Jewish scholar ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher)
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surface form:
Baʿal ha-Turim
Rabbeinu Asher ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbeinu Yaakov
Jacob ben Asher ⓘ
surface form:
Yaakov ben Asher
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| author | Jacob ben Asher self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cologne
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Toledo ⓘ |
| componentOf | Rishonim ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
Castile
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Spain ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Castile
Toledo ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Ashkenazi Jews
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surface form:
Ashkenazi Jew
|
| father | Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
ⓘ
Jewish law ⓘ Talmudic scholarship ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Choshen Mishpat
ⓘ
Even Ha’ezer ⓘ
surface form:
Even HaEzer
Orach Chayim ⓘ Tur Yoreh De’ah ⓘ
surface form:
Yoreh De'ah
|
| influenced |
Yosef Karo
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surface form:
Joseph Caro
Shulchan Aruch ⓘ Shulchan Aruch ⓘ later codifiers of Jewish law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Isaac Alfasi
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surface form:
Alfasi
Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ Maimonides ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement | Talmudic scholarship of medieval Spain ⓘ |
| name | Jacob ben Asher self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Arba’ah Turim
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surface form:
Arba'ah Turim
Tur ⓘ |
| relative | Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| subject | Jewish law ⓘ |
| workFocus |
codification of Jewish law
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practical halakhic rulings ⓘ synthesis of Ashkenazi and Sephardi halakhic traditions ⓘ |
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Subject: Jacob ben Asher Description of subject: Jacob ben Asher was a medieval rabbi and halakhic authority best known for his influential legal code, the Arba'ah Turim, which became a foundational work in Jewish law.
Referenced by (15)
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