Torah Lishmah
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Torah Lishmah is a halachic work by the Ben Ish Chai, presented as responsa that address a wide range of Jewish legal and ethical questions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Torah Lishmah canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9876062 — 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: Torah Lishmah Context triple: [Ben Ish Chai, notableWork, Torah Lishmah]
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A.
Shaare Torah
Shaare Torah is a Jewish congregation and synagogue located in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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B.
Torah from Heaven
Torah from Heaven is the Jewish theological doctrine that the Torah is of divine origin and revelation, rather than a purely human creation.
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C.
Derashat Torat Hashem Temimah
Derashat Torat Hashem Temimah is a renowned theological and philosophical discourse by Nachmanides that explores the perfection and divine nature of the Torah.
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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.
Kedushat Levi
Kedushat Levi is a foundational Hasidic work of spiritual and mystical commentary on the Torah, authored by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
- 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: Torah Lishmah Target entity description: Torah Lishmah is a halachic work by the Ben Ish Chai, presented as responsa that address a wide range of Jewish legal and ethical questions.
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A.
Shaare Torah
Shaare Torah is a Jewish congregation and synagogue located in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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B.
Torah from Heaven
Torah from Heaven is the Jewish theological doctrine that the Torah is of divine origin and revelation, rather than a purely human creation.
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C.
Derashat Torat Hashem Temimah
Derashat Torat Hashem Temimah is a renowned theological and philosophical discourse by Nachmanides that explores the perfection and divine nature of the Torah.
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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.
Kedushat Levi
Kedushat Levi is a foundational Hasidic work of spiritual and mystical commentary on the Torah, authored by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halachic work
ⓘ
responsa collection ⓘ sefer ⓘ |
| addresses |
Jewish ethical questions
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Jewish legal questions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baghdadi Jewry
ⓘ
Iraqi Jewish tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Iraqi Jews
|
| author |
Ben Ish Chai
ⓘ
Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad ⓘ
linked to:
Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad)
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| contains |
responsa on Choshen Mishpat topics
ⓘ
responsa on Even HaEzer topics ⓘ responsa on Orach Chaim topics ⓘ responsa on Yoreh Deah topics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Halakha
ⓘ
Jewish ethics ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish legal literature
ⓘ
ethical literature ⓘ halachic responsa ⓘ |
| halachicAuthority | Ben Ish Chai ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Baghdadi minhagim
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Sephardi halachic tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kabbalistic tradition
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Sephardi poskim ⓘ Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Torah scholars
ⓘ
rabbis ⓘ students of Halakha ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ben Ish Chai (sefer)
ⓘ
Od Yosef Chai ⓘ Rav Pe’alim ⓘ
linked to:
Rav Pe'alim
|
| religiousCategory | Sephardi halachic literature ⓘ |
| religiousLawSystem | Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | responsa format ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Torah for its own sake ⓘ |
| topic |
daily religious practice
ⓘ
ethical guidance ⓘ practical halachic rulings ⓘ rabbinic decision-making ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ethical instruction
ⓘ
halachic psak ⓘ study of responsa literature ⓘ |
| workOf |
Baghdadi posek
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Sephardi posek ⓘ |
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Subject: Torah Lishmah Description of subject: Torah Lishmah is a halachic work by the Ben Ish Chai, presented as responsa that address a wide range of Jewish legal and ethical questions.
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