Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad)
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Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad) was a leading 19th-century Sephardic halachic authority, kabbalist, and preacher whose works, especially his book "Ben Ish Chai," became foundational in Sephardic Jewish law and custom.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad | 2 |
| Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad) canonical | 1 |
| Yosef Chaim of Baghdad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2997706 — 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.
Target entity: Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad) Context triple: [Acharonim, hasPart, Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad)]
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Yisrael Meir Kagan
Yisrael Meir Kagan, known as the Chofetz Chaim, was a preeminent late-19th and early-20th-century Orthodox rabbi and halachic authority whose ethical and legal works profoundly shaped modern Jewish law and practice.
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B.
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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Rav Yosef
Rav Yosef was a prominent Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage known for his vast scholarship and leadership in the academies of his time.
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Mivtsa Shlomo
Mivtsa Shlomo is the Hebrew name for Operation Solomon, the 1991 Israeli airlift that rapidly evacuated thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
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E.
Rabbi Moshe Isserles
Rabbi Moshe Isserles was a prominent 16th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority, best known for integrating Ashkenazic customs into Jewish law and shaping the standard code of practice for Ashkenazi Jewry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad) Target entity description: Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad) was a leading 19th-century Sephardic halachic authority, kabbalist, and preacher whose works, especially his book "Ben Ish Chai," became foundational in Sephardic Jewish law and custom.
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A.
Yisrael Meir Kagan
Yisrael Meir Kagan, known as the Chofetz Chaim, was a preeminent late-19th and early-20th-century Orthodox rabbi and halachic authority whose ethical and legal works profoundly shaped modern Jewish law and practice.
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B.
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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C.
Rav Yosef
Rav Yosef was a prominent Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage known for his vast scholarship and leadership in the academies of his time.
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D.
Mivtsa Shlomo
Mivtsa Shlomo is the Hebrew name for Operation Solomon, the 1991 Israeli airlift that rapidly evacuated thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
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E.
Rabbi Moshe Isserles
Rabbi Moshe Isserles was a prominent 16th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority, best known for integrating Ashkenazic customs into Jewish law and shaping the standard code of practice for Ashkenazi Jewry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baghdadi Jew
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Jewish preacher ⓘ Sephardic Jew ⓘ Torah commentator ⓘ author ⓘ halachic authority ⓘ human ⓘ kabbalist ⓘ posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iraqi Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Baghdad Jewish community
Iraqi Jewry ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Aderet Eliyahu
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Ben Ish Chai ⓘ Ben Yehoyada ⓘ Benayahu ⓘ Benayahu al ha-Torah ⓘ Od Yosef Chai ⓘ Rav Pe'alim ⓘ Torah Lishmah ⓘ |
| basedIn | Baghdad ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1832 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Baghdad
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Baghdad ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Baghdad
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| educatedBy | Eliyahu Chaim ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sephardi Jews ⓘ |
| father | Eliyahu Chaim ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Jewish ethics ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ homiletics ⓘ |
| follows | Sephardic halachic tradition ⓘ |
| hasName |
Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad
Yosef Chaim ⓘ Yosef Chaim ⓘ
surface form:
Yosef Chaim ben Eliyahu
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| hasTitle |
Chacham
ⓘ
Yosef Chaim ⓘ
surface form:
Hakham Yosef Chaim
|
| hasWorkType |
Torah commentary
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halachic responsa ⓘ kabbalistic writings ⓘ sermons ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baghdadi Jewish communities in the diaspora
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Sephardic halachic practice worldwide ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| mainWork | Ben Ish Chai ⓘ |
| movement | Sephardic tradition ⓘ |
| namedAfter | his book Ben Ish Chai ⓘ |
| notableFor |
codifying Sephardic Jewish law and custom
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influencing Iraqi Jewish tradition ⓘ popularizing Kabbalistic customs in daily practice ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
leading rabbinic authority of Baghdad
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spiritual leader of Iraqi Jewry ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
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Subject: Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad) Description of subject: Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad) was a leading 19th-century Sephardic halachic authority, kabbalist, and preacher whose works, especially his book "Ben Ish Chai," became foundational in Sephardic Jewish law and custom.
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