Aleinu
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Aleinu is a central Jewish prayer that expresses praise of God and the hope for universal recognition of divine sovereignty, traditionally recited at the conclusion of daily services.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aleinu canonical | 4 |
| Aleinu (expanded form in some rites) | 1 |
| Aleinu prayer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T519501 — 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: Aleinu Context triple: [Siddur, contains, Aleinu]
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A.
Hallel
Hallel is a Jewish liturgical collection of Psalms (113–118) recited on festivals and especially during the Passover Seder to offer praise and thanksgiving to God.
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B.
Lecha Dodi
Lecha Dodi is a liturgical Hebrew poem sung in Jewish Friday evening services to welcome the Sabbath as a bride.
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C.
Maoz Tzur
Maoz Tzur is a traditional Jewish liturgical hymn sung after lighting the Hanukkah candles, praising divine deliverance from historical enemies.
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D.
Kaddish
"Kaddish" is a landmark long poem by Beat Generation writer Allen Ginsberg, renowned for its raw, elegiac meditation on his mother, mortality, and Jewish identity.
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E.
Shema Yisrael
Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
- 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: Aleinu Target entity description: Aleinu is a central Jewish prayer that expresses praise of God and the hope for universal recognition of divine sovereignty, traditionally recited at the conclusion of daily services.
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A.
Hallel
Hallel is a Jewish liturgical collection of Psalms (113–118) recited on festivals and especially during the Passover Seder to offer praise and thanksgiving to God.
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B.
Lecha Dodi
Lecha Dodi is a liturgical Hebrew poem sung in Jewish Friday evening services to welcome the Sabbath as a bride.
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C.
Maoz Tzur
Maoz Tzur is a traditional Jewish liturgical hymn sung after lighting the Hanukkah candles, praising divine deliverance from historical enemies.
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D.
Kaddish
"Kaddish" is a landmark long poem by Beat Generation writer Allen Ginsberg, renowned for its raw, elegiac meditation on his mother, mortality, and Jewish identity.
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E.
Shema Yisrael
Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
ⓘ
liturgical text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
High Holy Day liturgy
ⓘ
Rosh Hashanah Musaf service ⓘ Yom Kippur prayers ⓘ
surface form:
Yom Kippur Musaf service
|
| censorshipHistory | some phrases historically censored in Christian lands ⓘ |
| contains |
line about God not making Israel like the nations
ⓘ
petition for the removal of idols ⓘ verse "On that day the Lord will be One and His Name One" ⓘ |
| genre | piyyut-like prose ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Jewish worshippers ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | praise and kingship ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | concluding prayer ⓘ |
| liturgicalPosition | near end of synagogue service ⓘ |
| openingWords | Aleinu leshabeach ⓘ |
| originPeriod | late Second Temple or early rabbinic era (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Machzor
ⓘ
surface form:
High Holiday Machzor
Jewish daily liturgy ⓘ |
| recitationCustom | congregants often bow at certain words ⓘ |
| recitationFrequency | multiple times daily in many communities ⓘ |
| recitationPosture | congregation stands in many communities ⓘ |
| recitedAt |
end of Ma’ariv
ⓘ
end of Mincha ⓘ end of Musaf in many rites ⓘ end of Shacharit ⓘ end of daily prayer services ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalAllusion | Zechariah 14:9 ⓘ |
| status | central element of Jewish worship ⓘ |
| structure | two main paragraphs ⓘ |
| textualVariants | different versions in Ashkenazi and Sephardi rites ⓘ |
| theme |
divine sovereignty
ⓘ
hope for universal recognition of God ⓘ messianic hope ⓘ praise of God ⓘ rejection of idolatry ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo |
Rabbi Yohanan bar Nappaha
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai (in some traditions)
the Men of the Great Assembly (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| ultimateVision | universal worship of God ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ashkenazi Jews
ⓘ
Conservative Judaism ⓘ Mizrahi Jews ⓘ Orthodox Judaism ⓘ Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ Reform Judaism ⓘ Sephardi Jews ⓘ Yemenite Jews ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aleinu Description of subject: Aleinu is a central Jewish prayer that expresses praise of God and the hope for universal recognition of divine sovereignty, traditionally recited at the conclusion of daily services.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aleinu prayer
this entity surface form:
Aleinu (expanded form in some rites)