Ashkenazi tradition
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The Ashkenazi tradition is the body of religious customs, liturgy, folklore, and cultural practices developed by Jews of Central and Eastern European origin.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashkenazi Jewish culture | 2 |
| Ashkenazi tradition canonical | 2 |
| Ashkenazi Orthodox | 1 |
| Ashkenazic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Ashkenazi tradition Context triple: [Sabbath Queen, culturalContext, Ashkenazi tradition]
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Nusach Ashkenaz
Nusach Ashkenaz is the traditional prayer rite and liturgical style used by Ashkenazi Jews, particularly in Central and Western Europe and their descendant communities.
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Nusach Sefard
Nusach Sefard is a liturgical rite and prayer text tradition used primarily by Hasidic and some Sephardic-influenced Ashkenazi Jewish communities.
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Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is a major branch of Judaism that strictly adheres to traditional Jewish law (Halakha) and religious practice as historically interpreted by rabbinic authorities.
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Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite
The Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite is a Jewish liturgical tradition that blends the customs, melodies, and textual variants of Sephardic and Middle Eastern communities into a distinct style of worship.
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Minhag America
Minhag America is a 19th-century American Jewish prayer book and ritual guide that helped shape early Reform Judaism in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ashkenazi tradition Target entity description: The Ashkenazi tradition is the body of religious customs, liturgy, folklore, and cultural practices developed by Jews of Central and Eastern European origin.
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A.
Nusach Ashkenaz
Nusach Ashkenaz is the traditional prayer rite and liturgical style used by Ashkenazi Jews, particularly in Central and Western Europe and their descendant communities.
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B.
Nusach Sefard
Nusach Sefard is a liturgical rite and prayer text tradition used primarily by Hasidic and some Sephardic-influenced Ashkenazi Jewish communities.
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C.
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is a major branch of Judaism that strictly adheres to traditional Jewish law (Halakha) and religious practice as historically interpreted by rabbinic authorities.
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D.
Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite
The Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite is a Jewish liturgical tradition that blends the customs, melodies, and textual variants of Sephardic and Middle Eastern communities into a distinct style of worship.
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E.
Minhag America
Minhag America is a 19th-century American Jewish prayer book and ritual guide that helped shape early Reform Judaism in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish cultural tradition
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Jewish religious tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ashkenazi Jews ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Mizrahi tradition
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Sephardi tradition ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| disseminatedTo |
Israel
ⓘ
North America ⓘ South America ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| followsLegalAuthority |
Maharil
ⓘ
surface form:
Maharil (Yaakov Moelin)
Mishnah Berurah ⓘ Rabbi Moshe Isserles ⓘ
surface form:
Rema (Rabbi Moses Isserles)
Vilna Gaon ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
cultural practices
ⓘ
folklore ⓘ liturgy ⓘ religious customs ⓘ |
| hasCuisine | Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine ⓘ |
| hasDistinctivePractice |
distinct mourning customs
ⓘ
distinct naming customs ⓘ distinct synagogue architecture styles in Europe and diaspora ⓘ distinct wedding customs ⓘ particular customs for Hanukkah ⓘ particular customs for Passover (Pesach) ⓘ particular customs for Purim ⓘ particular customs for Rosh Hashanah ⓘ particular customs for Sukkot ⓘ particular customs for Yom Kippur ⓘ separate recitation of piyyutim in the liturgy ⓘ specific High Holiday melodies ⓘ unique Torah reading cantillation in many communities ⓘ |
| hasDistinctPronunciation | Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalCenter | shtetl communities of Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
Ashkenazi cantorial music
ⓘ
klezmer music ⓘ |
| hasPrayerRite |
Nusach Ashkenaz
ⓘ
Nusach Sefard ⓘ
surface form:
Nusach Sefard (Hasidic)
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| hasReligiousLawCustom | Ashkenazi minhagim ⓘ |
| includesFolklore |
Hasidic tales
ⓘ
Yiddish folktales ⓘ legends about the golem of Prague ⓘ stories of the shtetl ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German Jewish communities
ⓘ
Polish Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Jewish communities
medieval Rhineland Jewish communities ⓘ |
| influences |
contemporary Conservative Judaism
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contemporary Orthodox Judaism in Europe and North America ⓘ many Reform and Progressive Jewish liturgies ⓘ |
| religiousRite |
Nusach Ashkenaz
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surface form:
Ashkenazi rite
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| usesLanguage |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
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Subject: Ashkenazi tradition Description of subject: The Ashkenazi tradition is the body of religious customs, liturgy, folklore, and cultural practices developed by Jews of Central and Eastern European origin.
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