Rabbi Akiva Eiger
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Rabbi Akiva Eiger was a preeminent 18th–19th century Ashkenazi rabbi and Talmudic scholar, renowned for his incisive halachic responsa and commentaries that became central to later rabbinic study.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabbi Akiva Eiger canonical | 2 |
| Chatam Sofer | 1 |
| Rabbi Akiva Eger | 1 |
| Rabbi Akiva Eiger of Posen | 1 |
| Rav Akiva Eiger | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Rabbi Akiva Eiger Context triple: [Acharonim, hasPart, Rabbi Akiva Eiger]
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Rabbi David HaLevi Segal
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal was a prominent 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential Talmudic and legal commentary "Turei Zahav" (Taz) on the Shulchan Aruch.
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Mordechai Bentov
Mordechai Bentov was an Israeli politician and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who served in several ministerial roles in the early years of the state.
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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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Abraham Isaac Kook
Abraham Isaac Kook was a pioneering 20th-century rabbi and mystic who served as the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Mandatory Palestine and became the leading theological architect of modern Religious Zionism.
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Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rabbi Akiva Eiger Target entity description: Rabbi Akiva Eiger was a preeminent 18th–19th century Ashkenazi rabbi and Talmudic scholar, renowned for his incisive halachic responsa and commentaries that became central to later rabbinic study.
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A.
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal was a prominent 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential Talmudic and legal commentary "Turei Zahav" (Taz) on the Shulchan Aruch.
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B.
Mordechai Bentov
Mordechai Bentov was an Israeli politician and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who served in several ministerial roles in the early years of the state.
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C.
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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D.
Abraham Isaac Kook
Abraham Isaac Kook was a pioneering 20th-century rabbi and mystic who served as the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Mandatory Palestine and became the leading theological architect of modern Religious Zionism.
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E.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ashkenazi Jew
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Orthodox rabbi ⓘ Talmudic scholar ⓘ halachic authority ⓘ posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rabbi Akiva Eiger
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Akiva Eger
Rabbi Akiva Eiger ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Akiva Eiger of Posen
Rabbi Akiva Eiger ⓘ
surface form:
Rav Akiva Eiger
|
| birthName | Akiva Güns ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Jewish cemetery in Poznań ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| child |
Rabbi Shlomo Eiger
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surface form:
Rabbi Avraham Eiger
Rabbi Shlomo Eiger ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Mishnah
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Shulchan Aruch ⓘ Talmud Bavli ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1761 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1837 ⓘ |
| denomination | Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| education | yeshivot of Central Europe ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ashkenazi Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Talmud ⓘ |
| halachicApproach | analytical and stringent ⓘ |
| influenced |
Brisker method of Talmud study
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Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik ⓘ Yisrael Salanter ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yisrael Salanter
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| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacy |
central figure in traditional yeshiva curriculum
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standard reference in halachic decision-making ⓘ |
| movement | Lithuanian-style Torah scholarship ⓘ |
| name | Akiva Eiger ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Talmudic commentaries
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halachic responsa ⓘ influence on later rabbinic scholarship ⓘ stringent halachic rulings ⓘ |
| occupation | rabbi of Posen ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Eisenstadt
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Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Poznań
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surface form:
Posen
Prussia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief rabbi of Posen
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rabbi of Märkisch Friedland ⓘ |
| rabbinicStatus |
gaon
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gedol ha-dor ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Central Europe
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Prussia ⓘ |
| relative |
Rabbi Moshe Sofer
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surface form:
Chatam Sofer
Rabbi Moshe Sofer ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse | Gitel Sofer ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Rabbi Moshe Sofer
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surface form:
Chatam Sofer
Rabbi Moshe Sofer ⓘ |
| work |
Chiddushei Rabbi Akiva Eiger
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Gilyon HaShas ⓘ Responsa ⓘ
surface form:
Responsa Rabbi Akiva Eiger
glosses on Mishnah ⓘ glosses on Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
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Subject: Rabbi Akiva Eiger Description of subject: Rabbi Akiva Eiger was a preeminent 18th–19th century Ashkenazi rabbi and Talmudic scholar, renowned for his incisive halachic responsa and commentaries that became central to later rabbinic study.
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