Rabbi Amnon of Mainz
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Rabbi Amnon of Mainz is a semi-legendary medieval Jewish figure traditionally associated with the authorship and martyrdom story behind the High Holiday prayer "Unetaneh Tokef."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rabbi Amnon of Mainz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3039470 — 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: Rabbi Amnon of Mainz Context triple: [Unetaneh Tokef, historicalAttribution, Rabbi Amnon of Mainz]
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Judah Loew ben Bezalel
Judah Loew ben Bezalel was a renowned 16th-century rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and mystic of Prague, best known in legend as the creator of the Golem.
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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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C.
Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz
Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz was an 18th-century rabbinic leader, halachic authority, and renowned Talmudic scholar known for his influential responsa and for a major controversy with Rabbi Jacob Emden over alleged Sabbateanism.
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Rabbi Yaakov Emden
Rabbi Yaakov Emden was an 18th-century German rabbinic scholar and halachic authority known for his prolific writings, fierce opposition to Sabbateanism, and influential role within the later Acharonim.
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E.
Rabbi Akiva Eiger
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rabbi Amnon of Mainz Target entity description: Rabbi Amnon of Mainz is a semi-legendary medieval Jewish figure traditionally associated with the authorship and martyrdom story behind the High Holiday prayer "Unetaneh Tokef."
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A.
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
Judah Loew ben Bezalel was a renowned 16th-century rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and mystic of Prague, best known in legend as the creator of the Golem.
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B.
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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C.
Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz
Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz was an 18th-century rabbinic leader, halachic authority, and renowned Talmudic scholar known for his influential responsa and for a major controversy with Rabbi Jacob Emden over alleged Sabbateanism.
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D.
Rabbi Yaakov Emden
Rabbi Yaakov Emden was an 18th-century German rabbinic scholar and halachic authority known for his prolific writings, fierce opposition to Sabbateanism, and influential role within the later Acharonim.
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E.
Rabbi Akiva Eiger
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval Jewish figure
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semi-legendary Jewish religious figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
High Holiday liturgy
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Rosh Hashanah ⓘ Unetaneh Tokef ⓘ Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | martyr for Jewish faith ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Ashkenazic liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| genreOfAccount | hagiographic tale ⓘ |
| historicity | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Hebrew ⓘ |
| linkedWork |
Unetaneh Tokef
ⓘ
surface form:
piyyut Unetaneh Tokef
|
| liturgicalContext |
Machzor
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surface form:
High Holiday Mahzor
Musaf service of Rosh Hashanah ⓘ |
| memoryPreservedIn |
High Holiday synagogue services
ⓘ
Jewish homiletic literature ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
Mahzor literature
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Or Zarua ⓘ |
| notableFor |
martyrdom story connected to Unetaneh Tokef
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traditional authorship of Unetaneh Tokef ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Mainz
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Rhineland ⓘ
surface form:
Medieval Rhineland
|
| religiousCommunity |
Ashkenazi Jews
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surface form:
Ashkenazi Jewry
|
| religiousFunctionOfStory | inspiration for repentance and awe on High Holidays ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
liturgical figure
ⓘ
martyr figure ⓘ |
| statusInScholarship | legendary rather than historically verified person ⓘ |
| themeOfStory |
divine judgment and human mortality
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refusal to convert to Christianity ⓘ sanctification of God’s name (Kiddush Hashem) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Rabbi Amnon of Mainz Description of subject: Rabbi Amnon of Mainz is a semi-legendary medieval Jewish figure traditionally associated with the authorship and martyrdom story behind the High Holiday prayer "Unetaneh Tokef."
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