Chazon Ish
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Chazon Ish was the honorific title of Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz, a leading 20th-century Haredi halachic authority and influential architect of the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chazon Ish canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Chazon Ish Context triple: [Rabbi Shabbetai HaKohen, citedBy, Chazon Ish]
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R. Moshe Alshich
R. Moshe Alshich was a prominent 16th-century rabbi and biblical commentator, best known for his influential homiletic and exegetical works on the Torah and Prophets.
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Maharil
Maharil, commonly referring to Rabbi Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin, was a leading 14th–15th century Ashkenazic rabbi whose rulings and customs became foundational for later Jewish law and practice.
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Rabbeinu haKadosh
Rabbeinu haKadosh is the honorific title of Judah the Prince, the 2nd-century Jewish sage and leader traditionally credited with compiling and redacting the Mishnah.
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Chafetz Chaim
Chafetz Chaim was the honorific title of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, a preeminent 19th–20th century Orthodox Jewish sage renowned for his works on Jewish law and ethics, especially concerning proper speech and daily halachic practice.
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Beis Shmuel
Beis Shmuel is a prominent Jewish cultural and conference center in Jerusalem that hosts educational, religious, and community events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chazon Ish Target entity description: Chazon Ish was the honorific title of Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz, a leading 20th-century Haredi halachic authority and influential architect of the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel.
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A.
R. Moshe Alshich
R. Moshe Alshich was a prominent 16th-century rabbi and biblical commentator, best known for his influential homiletic and exegetical works on the Torah and Prophets.
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B.
Maharil
Maharil, commonly referring to Rabbi Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin, was a leading 14th–15th century Ashkenazic rabbi whose rulings and customs became foundational for later Jewish law and practice.
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C.
Rabbeinu haKadosh
Rabbeinu haKadosh is the honorific title of Judah the Prince, the 2nd-century Jewish sage and leader traditionally credited with compiling and redacting the Mishnah.
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D.
Chafetz Chaim
Chafetz Chaim was the honorific title of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, a preeminent 19th–20th century Orthodox Jewish sage renowned for his works on Jewish law and ethics, especially concerning proper speech and daily halachic practice.
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E.
Beis Shmuel
Beis Shmuel is a prominent Jewish cultural and conference center in Jerusalem that hosts educational, religious, and community events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haredi Jew
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Jewish religious leader ⓘ human ⓘ posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chazon Ish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approach | non-Zionist Haredi ideology ⓘ |
| basedIn | Bnei Brak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bnei Brak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Israel
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Poland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1878 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1953 ⓘ |
| denomination | Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | traditional yeshiva education ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ashkenazi Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
NERFINISHED
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Jewish law ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitleOf | Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ben-Gurion–Haredi relations
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Bnei Brak Haredi community NERFINISHED ⓘ Haredi Judaism in Israel ⓘ Israeli yeshiva world ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing Bnei Brak as a Haredi center
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halachic rulings ⓘ leadership of Haredi community in Israel ⓘ stringent halachic positions ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement | Haredi Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Chazon Ish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Talmudic scholar
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halachic authority ⓘ posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Congress Poland
NERFINISHED
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Kossów Lacki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bnei Brak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rabbinicRole | de facto leader of Haredi Jewry in Israel ⓘ |
| relative | Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Bnei Brak
NERFINISHED
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Vilnius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Meir Karelitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Batia Karelitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Chazon Ish Description of subject: Chazon Ish was the honorific title of Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz, a leading 20th-century Haredi halachic authority and influential architect of the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel.
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