Shneur Zalman of Liadi
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Shneur Zalman of Liadi was an 18th-century Hasidic rabbi, mystic, and founder of Chabad Hasidism, renowned for his works Tanya and Shulchan Aruch HaRav and his systematic exposition of Jewish mysticism.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi | 2 |
| Shneur Zalman of Liadi canonical | 2 |
| Alter Rebbe | 1 |
| Chabad Rebbes | 1 |
| Rav Schneur Zalman | 1 |
| Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch | 1 |
| Shneur Zalman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887981 — 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.
Target entity: Shneur Zalman of Liadi Context triple: [Tzimtzum, discussedBy, Shneur Zalman of Liadi]
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Vilna Gaon
The Vilna Gaon was an 18th-century Lithuanian Jewish rabbi, Talmudist, and Kabbalist renowned for his immense scholarship and leadership of the non-Hasidic Misnagdim movement.
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Rabbi Moshe Isserles
Rabbi Moshe Isserles was a prominent 16th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority, best known for integrating Ashkenazic customs into Jewish law and shaping the standard code of practice for Ashkenazi Jewry.
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C.
Isaac Luria
Isaac Luria was a 16th-century Jewish mystic and rabbi whose innovative teachings in Safed profoundly reshaped Kabbalistic thought and practice.
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Sholem Rabinovich
Sholem Rabinovich, better known by his pen name Sholem Aleichem, was a seminal Yiddish author and playwright whose works, including the stories that inspired "Fiddler on the Roof," vividly depicted Eastern European Jewish life.
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E.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shneur Zalman of Liadi Target entity description: Shneur Zalman of Liadi was an 18th-century Hasidic rabbi, mystic, and founder of Chabad Hasidism, renowned for his works Tanya and Shulchan Aruch HaRav and his systematic exposition of Jewish mysticism.
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A.
Vilna Gaon
The Vilna Gaon was an 18th-century Lithuanian Jewish rabbi, Talmudist, and Kabbalist renowned for his immense scholarship and leadership of the non-Hasidic Misnagdim movement.
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B.
Rabbi Moshe Isserles
Rabbi Moshe Isserles was a prominent 16th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority, best known for integrating Ashkenazic customs into Jewish law and shaping the standard code of practice for Ashkenazi Jewry.
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C.
Isaac Luria
Isaac Luria was a 16th-century Jewish mystic and rabbi whose innovative teachings in Safed profoundly reshaped Kabbalistic thought and practice.
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D.
Sholem Rabinovich
Sholem Rabinovich, better known by his pen name Sholem Aleichem, was a seminal Yiddish author and playwright whose works, including the stories that inspired "Fiddler on the Roof," vividly depicted Eastern European Jewish life.
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E.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hasidic rabbi
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Jewish mystic ⓘ founder of religious movement ⓘ rabbi ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1745-09-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Liozna
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Haditch
ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ |
| child |
Chaya Mushka
ⓘ
Dovber Schneuri ⓘ Moshe Schneersohn ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1812-12-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Pyena
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| denominationWithinJudaism | Hasidic ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ashkenazi Jews ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hasidic philosophy
ⓘ
Jewish law ⓘ Jewish mysticism ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ |
| founded |
Hasidism
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surface form:
Chabad Hasidism
Hasidism ⓘ
surface form:
Chabad-Lubavitch movement
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| givenName |
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Shneur Zalman
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| honorific |
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Alter Rebbe
Baal HaTanya ⓘ Shneur Zalman of Liadi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rav Schneur Zalman
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| influenced |
Hasidism
ⓘ
surface form:
Chabad Hasidism
Shneur Zalman of Liadi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Chabad Rebbes
Dovber Schneuri ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baal Shem Tov
ⓘ
Dov Ber of Mezeritch ⓘ Baal Shem Tov ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov
|
| languageOfWork |
Hebrew
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Hebrew with Aramaic terms ⓘ |
| movement |
Hasidism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasidic Judaism
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| name | Shneur Zalman of Liadi self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Chabad triad of Chochmah Binah Daat
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intellectualist approach to Hasidism ⓘ systematic exposition of Hasidic thought ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Likkutei Amarim (Tanya)
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Shulchan Aruch HaRav ⓘ Siddur ⓘ
surface form:
Siddur Admur HaZaken
Tanya ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch
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| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Liadi
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Liozna ⓘ |
| role | first Rebbe of Chabad ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought |
Hasidism
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surface form:
Chabad
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| spouse | Sterna Segal ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Chabad hagiography and scholarship ⓘ |
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Subject: Shneur Zalman of Liadi Description of subject: Shneur Zalman of Liadi was an 18th-century Hasidic rabbi, mystic, and founder of Chabad Hasidism, renowned for his works Tanya and Shulchan Aruch HaRav and his systematic exposition of Jewish mysticism.
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