Sefer Gerushin
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Sefer Gerushin is a mystical Kabbalistic work by Moshe Cordovero that records his spiritual practices and meditative experiences during a self-imposed exile.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sefer Gerushin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sefer Gerushin Context triple: [Moshe Cordovero, notableWork, Sefer Gerushin]
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A.
Tosefta
The Tosefta is an early rabbinic compilation of Jewish oral law that supplements and parallels the Mishnah with additional teachings and legal material.
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B.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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C.
Mishnah
The Mishnah is the foundational written compilation of Jewish oral law that underpins the Talmud and later rabbinic legal tradition.
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D.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
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E.
Mishnah Berakhot
Mishnah Berakhot is the first tractate of the Mishnah, primarily dealing with the laws of prayer and blessings in early rabbinic Judaism.
- 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: Sefer Gerushin Target entity description: Sefer Gerushin is a mystical Kabbalistic work by Moshe Cordovero that records his spiritual practices and meditative experiences during a self-imposed exile.
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A.
Tosefta
The Tosefta is an early rabbinic compilation of Jewish oral law that supplements and parallels the Mishnah with additional teachings and legal material.
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B.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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C.
Mishnah
The Mishnah is the foundational written compilation of Jewish oral law that underpins the Talmud and later rabbinic legal tradition.
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D.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
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E.
Mishnah Berakhot
Mishnah Berakhot is the first tractate of the Mishnah, primarily dealing with the laws of prayer and blessings in early rabbinic Judaism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystical text
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Kabbalistic work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide advanced spiritual practitioners
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record personal mystical experiences ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
16th-century Kabbalah
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Safed ⓘ |
| author | Moshe Cordovero ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| describes |
Moshe Cordovero's meditative experiences
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Moshe Cordovero's spiritual practices ⓘ self-imposed exile of Moshe Cordovero ⓘ |
| documents |
meditative seclusion
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methods of devekut (cleaving to God) ⓘ practices of spiritual exile (gerushin) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
divine presence
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inner spiritual refinement ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
ethical-mystical treatise
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mystical diary ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person spiritual narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalContext |
Safed Kabbalah
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surface form:
Safedian Kabbalistic school
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| influencedBy |
Zohar
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earlier Kabbalistic traditions ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish mysticism
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Kabbalah ⓘ asceticism ⓘ divine contemplation ⓘ meditative practices ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pardes Rimonim
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surface form:
corpus of Moshe Cordovero
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| placeOfOrigin |
Ottoman Palestine
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Safed ⓘ |
| records |
daily spiritual exercises
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fasts and ascetic practices ⓘ visions and mystical insights ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
devekut (cleaving to God)
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hitbodedut (secluded meditation) ⓘ teshuvah (repentance) ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Pardes Rimonim
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Tomer Devorah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedBy | scholars of Kabbalah ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
history of Safed mysticism
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understanding Cordovero's inner life ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Lurianic-era Safed Kabbalah ⓘ |
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Subject: Sefer Gerushin Description of subject: Sefer Gerushin is a mystical Kabbalistic work by Moshe Cordovero that records his spiritual practices and meditative experiences during a self-imposed exile.
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