Tractate Rosh Hashanah
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Tractate Rosh Hashanah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that discusses the Jewish New Year, the calendar, and the laws of shofar blowing and related observances.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tractate Rosh Hashanah canonical | 2 |
| Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 1:1 | 1 |
| Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 4 | 1 |
| Talmud Bavli Rosh Hashanah | 1 |
| Talmud Rosh Hashanah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tractate Rosh Hashanah Context triple: [Seder Moed, hasComponent, Tractate Rosh Hashanah]
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A.
Tractate Yoma
Tractate Yoma is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws, rituals, and themes of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
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B.
Tractate Shabbat
Tractate Shabbat is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that systematically discusses the laws and observance of the Jewish Sabbath, including prohibited labors and related practices.
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C.
Tractate Pesachim
Tractate Pesachim is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals primarily with the laws and rituals of Passover, including the Passover sacrifice and the Seder.
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D.
Tractate Sukkah
Tractate Sukkah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that details the laws and practices of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, including the construction of the sukkah and the use of the four species.
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E.
Tractate Beitzah
Tractate Beitzah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws and regulations of Yom Tov (Jewish festivals), particularly concerning permitted and prohibited forms of labor.
- 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: Tractate Rosh Hashanah Target entity description: Tractate Rosh Hashanah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that discusses the Jewish New Year, the calendar, and the laws of shofar blowing and related observances.
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A.
Tractate Yoma
Tractate Yoma is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws, rituals, and themes of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
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B.
Tractate Shabbat
Tractate Shabbat is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that systematically discusses the laws and observance of the Jewish Sabbath, including prohibited labors and related practices.
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C.
Tractate Pesachim
Tractate Pesachim is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals primarily with the laws and rituals of Passover, including the Passover sacrifice and the Seder.
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D.
Tractate Sukkah
Tractate Sukkah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that details the laws and practices of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, including the construction of the sukkah and the use of the four species.
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E.
Tractate Beitzah
Tractate Beitzah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws and regulations of Yom Tov (Jewish festivals), particularly concerning permitted and prohibited forms of labor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Talmudic tractate ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the standard Vilna edition of the Talmud ⓘ |
| discusses |
blessings recited over the shofar
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dates on which the world is judged ⓘ historical development of the calendar ⓘ liturgical themes of Malchuyot Zichronot Shofarot ⓘ obligations of shofar hearing ⓘ prohibition of work on Rosh Hashanah ⓘ relationship between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur ⓘ role of the Sanhedrin in calendar fixation ⓘ shofar sounds and sequences ⓘ status of Rosh Hashanah as a day of judgment ⓘ testimony of witnesses for the new moon ⓘ |
| hasCommentary |
Rambam Mishneh Torah Hilchot Shofar Sukkah vLulav
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linked to:
Mishneh Torah
Rashi ⓘ Tosafot ⓘ
linked to:
Baalei Tosafot
|
| hasNumberOfChapters | 4 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Hebrew calendar
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Jewish New Year ⓘ
linked to:
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah prayers ⓘ court procedures for declaring months ⓘ festival laws ⓘ jubilee years ⓘ kings’ regnal years ⓘ sabbatical years ⓘ sanctification of the new moon ⓘ shofar blowing ⓘ various New Years in Jewish law ⓘ witnesses to the new moon ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalGenre | halakhic text ⓘ |
| mentions |
Beit Din
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linked to:
Beit din
Rabban Gamliel ⓘ Rabbi Akiva ⓘ Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai ⓘ
linked to:
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai
Temple service on Rosh Hashanah ⓘ blowing shofar on Shabbat ⓘ |
| orderInSederMoed | eighth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Babylonian Talmud
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linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
Mishnah ⓘ Seder Moed ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
determining practical halakha for Rosh Hashanah
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study in yeshivot ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tractate Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah Musaf triad of Malchuyot, Zichronot, Shofarot
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discussedIn
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Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 4
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linked to: Tractate Rosh Hashanah
linked to: Tractate Rosh Hashanah
linked to: Tractate Rosh Hashanah