Blessings of the Shema
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Blessings of the Shema are a series of introductory and concluding benedictions surrounding the Shema prayer in Jewish liturgy, recited as part of the morning and evening services.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keriat Shema | 2 |
| Blessings of the Shema canonical | 1 |
| Shema and its blessings | 1 |
| bedtime Shema | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1110851 — 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: Blessings of the Shema Context triple: [Shacharit, hasComponent, Blessings of the Shema]
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A.
Sha'arei Orah
Sha'arei Orah is a seminal Kabbalistic work that systematically explains the divine names and sefirot within Jewish mysticism.
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B.
Shema Yisrael
Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
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C.
Har HaMenuchot
Har HaMenuchot is a major Jewish cemetery in Jerusalem, serving as one of the city's primary burial grounds since the mid-20th century.
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D.
Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasadim
Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasadim is the historic Sephardic synagogue in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, known as one of the oldest synagogues in continuous use under the American flag.
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E.
Book of Blessings
The Book of Blessings is a liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that contains the official rites and prayers for a wide variety of blessings for people, places, and objects.
- 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: Blessings of the Shema Target entity description: Blessings of the Shema are a series of introductory and concluding benedictions surrounding the Shema prayer in Jewish liturgy, recited as part of the morning and evening services.
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A.
Sha'arei Orah
Sha'arei Orah is a seminal Kabbalistic work that systematically explains the divine names and sefirot within Jewish mysticism.
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B.
Shema Yisrael
Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
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C.
Har HaMenuchot
Har HaMenuchot is a major Jewish cemetery in Jerusalem, serving as one of the city's primary burial grounds since the mid-20th century.
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D.
Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasadim
Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasadim is the historic Sephardic synagogue in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, known as one of the oldest synagogues in continuous use under the American flag.
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E.
Book of Blessings
The Book of Blessings is a liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that contains the official rites and prayers for a wide variety of blessings for people, places, and objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish liturgical unit
ⓘ
Jewish prayer ⓘ component of Jewish prayer service ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Blessings of the Shema
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Keriat Shema
|
| associatedWithPrayer | Shema Yisrael ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Mishneh Torah
ⓘ
Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| contains |
biblical quotations
ⓘ
poetic liturgical language ⓘ rabbinic prose ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | obligatory in traditional Jewish practice ⓘ |
| includesBlessing |
Ahavah Rabbah
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Ahavat Olam ⓘ Emet VeEmunah ⓘ Emet VeYatziv ⓘ Hashkivenu ⓘ Me'orot ⓘ Yotzer Or ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
frame the recitation of the Shema
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link Shema to the Amidah ⓘ prepare worshipper for accepting the yoke of Heaven ⓘ |
| liturgicalMovement | from praise of God to acceptance of divine sovereignty ⓘ |
| numberOfBlessingsEvening | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfBlessingsMorning | 3 ⓘ |
| partOfService |
Ma’ariv
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surface form:
Ma'ariv
Shacharit ⓘ |
| positionRelativeToShema |
concluding blessings follow the Shema
ⓘ
introductory blessings precede the Shema ⓘ |
| purpose | to contextualize the Shema within themes of creation, revelation, and redemption ⓘ |
| recitationSetting |
private prayer
ⓘ
synagogue ⓘ |
| recitedBy |
men in traditional communities
ⓘ
women in many communities ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Talmud Bavli Berakhot
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surface form:
Talmud Berakhot
|
| structureType | fixed text blessings ⓘ |
| theme |
creation
ⓘ
love of God ⓘ protection at night ⓘ redemption ⓘ revelation ⓘ |
| timeOfDay |
evening
ⓘ
morning ⓘ |
| variantTraditions |
Nusach Ashkenaz
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surface form:
Ashkenazi rite
Italian rite ⓘ Sephardi rite ⓘ Yemenite Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Yemenite rite
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Input
Subject: Blessings of the Shema Description of subject: Blessings of the Shema are a series of introductory and concluding benedictions surrounding the Shema prayer in Jewish liturgy, recited as part of the morning and evening services.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Keriat Shema
this entity surface form:
bedtime Shema
this entity surface form:
Keriat Shema
this entity surface form:
Shema and its blessings