Torat Kohanim
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Torat Kohanim is a classical halakhic midrash on the Book of Leviticus, traditionally attributed to the tannaitic period and focused on priestly laws and rituals.
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| Torat Kohanim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Torat Kohanim Context triple: [Sifra, hasTitle, Torat Kohanim]
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A.
Torat HaOlah
Torat HaOlah is a major philosophical and halakhic work by Rabbi Moshe Isserles that explores the symbolism and deeper meanings of the Temple sacrifices and related rituals.
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B.
Kedushat Levi
Kedushat Levi is a foundational Hasidic work of spiritual and mystical commentary on the Torah, authored by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
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C.
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.
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D.
Torat Chayim
Torat Chayim is a modern edition of the Mikraot Gedolot that presents the biblical text alongside classic rabbinic commentaries in a clear, scholarly format.
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E.
Terumat HaDeshen
Terumat HaDeshen is a 15th-century halakhic work by Rabbi Israel Isserlein, widely regarded as an authoritative source of Ashkenazic Jewish legal rulings and customs.
- 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: Torat Kohanim Target entity description: Torat Kohanim is a classical halakhic midrash on the Book of Leviticus, traditionally attributed to the tannaitic period and focused on priestly laws and rituals.
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A.
Torat HaOlah
Torat HaOlah is a major philosophical and halakhic work by Rabbi Moshe Isserles that explores the symbolism and deeper meanings of the Temple sacrifices and related rituals.
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B.
Kedushat Levi
Kedushat Levi is a foundational Hasidic work of spiritual and mystical commentary on the Torah, authored by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
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C.
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.
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D.
Torat Chayim
Torat Chayim is a modern edition of the Mikraot Gedolot that presents the biblical text alongside classic rabbinic commentaries in a clear, scholarly format.
-
E.
Terumat HaDeshen
Terumat HaDeshen is a 15th-century halakhic work by Rabbi Israel Isserlein, widely regarded as an authoritative source of Ashkenazic Jewish legal rulings and customs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halakhic midrash
ⓘ
midrash halakha ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ tannaitic work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | derive halakhic norms from Leviticus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Land of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
|
| basedOnText |
Leviticus
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Leviticus
|
| citedAs | Sifra ⓘ |
| citedIn |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
|
| contains |
legal derivations from biblical verses
ⓘ
midrashic interpretations of Leviticus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Book of Leviticus
ⓘ
priestly laws ⓘ purity laws ⓘ sacrificial rituals ⓘ |
| genre | halakhic exegesis ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | critical scholarly editions ⓘ |
| hasStructure | organized according to biblical chapters of Leviticus ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Sifra
ⓘ
Sifra de-Vei Rav ⓘ
linked to:
Sifrei
|
| influenced | later halakhic literature ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| methodology | hermeneutic rules of Rabbi Akiva’s school ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of tannaitic midrashim ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mekhilta
ⓘ
linked to:
Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael
Sifrei Bamidbar ⓘ
linked to:
Sifre Bamidbar
Sifrei Devarim ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
academic researchers of Judaism
ⓘ
rabbinic scholars ⓘ |
| studiedIn | yeshivot ⓘ |
| subject |
Temple service
ⓘ
korbanot ⓘ laws of priests ⓘ laws of sacrifices ⓘ laws of tumah and taharah ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early rabbinic era ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | school of Rabbi Akiva ⓘ |
| traditionallyDatedTo | tannaitic period ⓘ |
| transmittedAs | oral tradition before redaction ⓘ |
| usedBy | Talmudic sages ⓘ |
| usedIn | halakhic discourse ⓘ |
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Subject: Torat Kohanim Description of subject: Torat Kohanim is a classical halakhic midrash on the Book of Leviticus, traditionally attributed to the tannaitic period and focused on priestly laws and rituals.
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