Sefer Ha-Halachot
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Sefer Ha-Halachot is a foundational halakhic compendium by Rabbi Isaac Alfasi that distills practical Jewish law from the Talmud and became a key precursor to later legal codes.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sefer Ha-Halakhot | 3 |
| Sefer Ha-Halachot canonical | 2 |
| Sefer Ha-Halachot of Rabbi Isaac Alfasi | 1 |
| Sefer Ha-Halakhot of the Rif | 1 |
| Sefer Ha‑Halakhot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2819635 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sefer Ha-Halachot Context triple: [Rif, mainWork, Sefer Ha-Halachot]
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A.
Shulchan Aruch
Shulchan Aruch is a seminal 16th-century codification of Jewish law that serves as the primary halachic reference for much of the Jewish world.
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B.
Sefer Zemanim
Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
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C.
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch is a concise 19th-century Jewish legal code that summarizes practical halakhic rulings for everyday observance.
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D.
Mishneh Torah
Mishneh Torah is a comprehensive 12th-century Jewish legal code by Maimonides that systematically organizes and clarifies all of Jewish law.
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E.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sefer Ha-Halachot Target entity description: Sefer Ha-Halachot is a foundational halakhic compendium by Rabbi Isaac Alfasi that distills practical Jewish law from the Talmud and became a key precursor to later legal codes.
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A.
Shulchan Aruch
Shulchan Aruch is a seminal 16th-century codification of Jewish law that serves as the primary halachic reference for much of the Jewish world.
-
B.
Sefer Zemanim
Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
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C.
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch is a concise 19th-century Jewish legal code that summarizes practical halakhic rulings for everyday observance.
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D.
Mishneh Torah
Mishneh Torah is a comprehensive 12th-century Jewish legal code by Maimonides that systematically organizes and clarifies all of Jewish law.
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E.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal text
ⓘ
halakhic compendium ⓘ rabbinic work ⓘ |
| aim |
to distill practical Jewish law from the Talmud
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to provide an accessible halakhic code ⓘ |
| altName |
Halachot of the Rif
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surface form:
Halachot Rav Alfasi
Halachot of the Rif ⓘ
surface form:
Hilchot Ha-Rif
Sefer Ha-Halachot ⓘ
surface form:
Sefer Ha-Halakhot
|
| author |
Isaac Alfasi
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surface form:
Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi
Isaac Alfasi ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Isaac Alfasi
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| basedOn |
Talmud Bavli
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud
Geonic responsa ⓘ Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Talmud
|
| canonicalStatus | foundational halakhic work ⓘ |
| citationForm |
Halachot of the Rif
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surface form:
Rif on the Talmud
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| contentType |
abridged Talmudic sugyot
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codified halakhic decisions ⓘ legal rulings ⓘ |
| focus |
applicable Talmudic law
ⓘ
practical halakha ⓘ |
| genre |
Talmudic digest
ⓘ
legal code precursor ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
bridge between Geonic responsa and later codifications
ⓘ
precursor to later Jewish legal codes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arba’ah Turim
ⓘ
surface form:
Arbaah Turim
Maimonides ⓘ Mishneh Torah ⓘ Maimonides ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Moses ben Maimon
Shulchan Aruch ⓘ later halakhic codifiers ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDomain | Halakha ⓘ |
| methodology |
abridges Talmudic discussions
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extraction of practical rulings from the Talmud ⓘ omits non-legal Talmudic material ⓘ presents final halakhic conclusions ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Isaac Alfasi
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surface form:
Rabbi Isaac Alfasi
|
| regionOfComposition | North Africa ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Ashkenazic world
ⓘ
Sephardi Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardic world
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| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | organized according to Talmudic tractates ⓘ |
| studiedAlongside | Talmud ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| tradition | Sephardic halakhic tradition ⓘ |
| use |
basis for practical halakhic rulings
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study text in yeshivot ⓘ |
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Subject: Sefer Ha-Halachot Description of subject: Sefer Ha-Halachot is a foundational halakhic compendium by Rabbi Isaac Alfasi that distills practical Jewish law from the Talmud and became a key precursor to later legal codes.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sefer Ha-Halachot of Rabbi Isaac Alfasi
this entity surface form:
Sefer Ha-Halakhot of the Rif
this entity surface form:
Sefer Ha-Halakhot
this entity surface form:
Sefer Ha‑Halakhot
this entity surface form:
Sefer Ha-Halakhot
this entity surface form:
Sefer Ha-Halakhot