Rabbi Yoel Sirkis
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Rabbi Yoel Sirkis was a prominent 17th-century Polish halachic authority and Talmudic scholar, best known for his influential commentaries on Jewish law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rabbi Joel Sirkis | 2 |
| Rabbi Yoel Sirkis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7209227 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rabbi Yoel Sirkis Context triple: [Bayit Chadash, author, Rabbi Yoel Sirkis]
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Rabbi Shmuel Heller
Rabbi Shmuel Heller was a prominent 19th-century rabbinic leader and halachic authority in Safed, known for his scholarship and leadership of the city’s Jewish community.
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B.
Rabbi Elisha Gallico
Rabbi Elisha Gallico was a prominent 16th-century rabbinic scholar and kabbalist associated with the mystical community of Safed in the Land of Israel.
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C.
Rabbi Shalom Messas
Rabbi Shalom Messas was a prominent 20th-century Sephardic rabbinic authority who served as Chief Rabbi of Morocco and later as Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, known for his extensive halachic writings and leadership.
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D.
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul was a prominent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi and halachic authority, best known as the head of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem and for his influential Torah scholarship.
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E.
Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wosner
Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wosner was a prominent 20th-century Haredi posek and Talmudic scholar, best known for his multi-volume halachic work "Shevet HaLevi."
- 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: Rabbi Yoel Sirkis Target entity description: Rabbi Yoel Sirkis was a prominent 17th-century Polish halachic authority and Talmudic scholar, best known for his influential commentaries on Jewish law.
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A.
Rabbi Shmuel Heller
Rabbi Shmuel Heller was a prominent 19th-century rabbinic leader and halachic authority in Safed, known for his scholarship and leadership of the city’s Jewish community.
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B.
Rabbi Elisha Gallico
Rabbi Elisha Gallico was a prominent 16th-century rabbinic scholar and kabbalist associated with the mystical community of Safed in the Land of Israel.
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C.
Rabbi Shalom Messas
Rabbi Shalom Messas was a prominent 20th-century Sephardic rabbinic authority who served as Chief Rabbi of Morocco and later as Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, known for his extensive halachic writings and leadership.
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D.
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul was a prominent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi and halachic authority, best known as the head of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem and for his influential Torah scholarship.
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E.
Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wosner
Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wosner was a prominent 20th-century Haredi posek and Talmudic scholar, best known for his multi-volume halachic work "Shevet HaLevi."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal commentator
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Talmudic scholar ⓘ halachic authority ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ba"ch
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Bach ⓘ Bayit Chadash ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1561 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Poland ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Poland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1640 ⓘ |
| era | Acharonim ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Talmud ⓘ |
| genre |
Talmudic commentary
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halachic commentary ⓘ |
| hasRole |
decisor of Jewish law
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rabbinic leader in Poland ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ashkenazic halakha
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later halachic authorities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a leading Polish posek
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commentaries on Jewish law ⓘ halachic analysis of the Tur ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement | Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| name |
Joel Sirkis
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linked to:
Yoel Sirkis
Yoel Sirkis ⓘ Yoel ben Samuel Sirkis ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bach on Tur
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Bayit Chadash ⓘ commentary on Arba'ah Turim ⓘ |
| occupation |
Talmudist
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posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| rabbinicTitle |
Gaon
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Rav ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
early 17th century
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late 16th century ⓘ |
| traditionWithinJudaism |
Ashkenazi
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linked to:
Ashkenazi Jews
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| workSubject |
Jewish law
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halachic rulings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rabbi Yoel Sirkis Description of subject: Rabbi Yoel Sirkis was a prominent 17th-century Polish halachic authority and Talmudic scholar, best known for his influential commentaries on Jewish law.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bayit Chadash (Bach) by Rabbi Yoel Sirkis
linked to: Rabbi Yoel Sirkis
linked to: Rabbi Yoel Sirkis