Shach (Siftei Kohen)

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Jewish legal text halakhic commentary

Shach (Siftei Kohen) is a seminal 17th-century commentary on the Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah by Rabbi Shabtai HaKohen, widely regarded as one of the most authoritative works in halakhic jurisprudence.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Shach (Siftei Kohen) canonical	2
the Shach	2
Shach on Yoreh De'ah	1
Shach on Yoreh Deah	1
Siftei Kohen (Shach)	1
Siftei Kohen (Shach) on Even HaEzer	1
Siftei Kohen (Shach) on Orach Chaim	1
Siftei Kohen (Shach) on Yoreh De'ah	1
Siftei Kohen on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim (short glosses)	1
ש"ך	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7210927 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Shach (Siftei Kohen)
Context triple: [Pri Megadim, relatedWork, Shach (Siftei Kohen)]

A. Kesef Mishneh
Kesef Mishneh is a classic halachic commentary by Rabbi Yosef Karo on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, clarifying its sources and resolving apparent contradictions.
B. Sha'ar Ha'ashpot
Sha'ar Ha'ashpot, better known in English as the Dung Gate, is one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, located near the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter.
C. Ein Feshkha (Einot Tzukim)
Ein Feshkha (Einot Tzukim) is a nature reserve and oasis area on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, known for its freshwater springs, unique desert-wetland ecosystem, and archaeological remains.
D. Imrei Shefer
Imrei Shefer is a mystical work by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, reflecting his prophetic and ecstatic Kabbalistic teachings.
E. Mishneh LaMelech
Mishneh LaMelech is a classic rabbinic commentary by Rabbi Yehudah Rosanes that provides analytical elucidation and halachic discussion on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
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: Shach (Siftei Kohen)
Target entity description: Shach (Siftei Kohen) is a seminal 17th-century commentary on the Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah by Rabbi Shabtai HaKohen, widely regarded as one of the most authoritative works in halakhic jurisprudence.

A. Kesef Mishneh
Kesef Mishneh is a classic halachic commentary by Rabbi Yosef Karo on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, clarifying its sources and resolving apparent contradictions.
B. Sha'ar Ha'ashpot
Sha'ar Ha'ashpot, better known in English as the Dung Gate, is one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, located near the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter.
C. Ein Feshkha (Einot Tzukim)
Ein Feshkha (Einot Tzukim) is a nature reserve and oasis area on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, known for its freshwater springs, unique desert-wetland ecosystem, and archaeological remains.
D. Imrei Shefer
Imrei Shefer is a mystical work by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, reflecting his prophetic and ecstatic Kabbalistic teachings.
E. Mishneh LaMelech
Mishneh LaMelech is a classic rabbinic commentary by Rabbi Yehudah Rosanes that provides analytical elucidation and halachic discussion on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish legal text ⓘ halakhic commentary ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Shach ⓘ
author	Rabbi Shabtai HaKohen ⓘ linked to: Rabbi Shabbetai HaKohen Shabtai ben Meir HaKohen ⓘ
authorityLevel	highly authoritative in kashrut rulings ⓘ
category	Commentaries on Shulchan Aruch ⓘ linked to: Shulchan Aruch commentaries Sifrei Acharonim ⓘ linked to: Acharonim
century	17th century ⓘ
citedAs	Siftei Kohen on Yoreh De'ah ⓘ linked to: Siftei Kohen on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah ש"ך ⓘ linked to: Shach (Siftei Kohen)
commentaryOn	Shulchan Aruch ⓘ Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah ⓘ linked to: Shulchan Aruch
componentOf	standard editions of Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah ⓘ
denominationContext	Orthodox Judaism ⓘ
field	halakhic jurisprudence ⓘ
focusesOn	laws of issur ve-heter ⓘ laws of kashrut ⓘ laws of ritual purity ⓘ
genre	legal commentary ⓘ
geographicContext	Poland-Lithuania ⓘ linked to: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
hasCommentaryOn	Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah simanim ⓘ linked to: Shulchan Aruch
hasImpactOn	practical Jewish dietary law observance ⓘ
inCanonicalSet	classic Acharonic commentaries on Shulchan Aruch ⓘ
influenced	later halakhic decisors ⓘ
influences	later commentaries on Yoreh De'ah ⓘ
language	Hebrew ⓘ
methodology	analysis of Talmudic and rishonim sources ⓘ critical examination of earlier authorities ⓘ
printedAlongside	Be'er HaGolah ⓘ linked to: Be’er ha-Golah Turei Zahav (Taz) ⓘ linked to: Turei Zahav
regardedAs	authoritative halakhic commentary ⓘ primary commentary on Yoreh De'ah ⓘ
religiousLawSystem	Halakha ⓘ
religiousTradition	Judaism ⓘ
statusInHalakha	major posek for Yoreh De'ah ⓘ
studiedWith	Turei Zahav on Yoreh De'ah ⓘ
subject	Halakha ⓘ Jewish law ⓘ Yoreh De'ah ⓘ linked to: Tur Yoreh De’ah
timePeriod	Acharonim era ⓘ linked to: Acharonim
title	Siftei Kohen ⓘ
traditionOfStudy	dayan training ⓘ yeshiva curriculum ⓘ
usedBy	poskim ⓘ rabbinic courts ⓘ
usedFor	practical halakhic rulings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited