Asher ben Jehiel
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Asher ben Jehiel was a prominent 13th–14th century rabbi and halakhic authority whose legal rulings significantly shaped later Jewish law, including the work of Yosef Karo.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asher ben Jehiel canonical | 9 |
| Rosh (Asher ben Jehiel) | 2 |
| Asher ben Yechiel | 1 |
| Rabbeinu Asher | 1 |
| Rabbeinu Asher ben Jehiel | 1 |
| Rabbi Asher ben Yechiel | 1 |
| studied under his father Asher ben Jehiel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1205587 — 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: Asher ben Jehiel Context triple: [Yosef Karo, influencedBy, Asher ben Jehiel]
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Jacob ben Asher
Jacob ben Asher was a medieval rabbi and halakhic authority best known for his influential legal code, the Arba'ah Turim, which became a foundational work in Jewish law.
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B.
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz was a 16th-century Kabbalist and rabbi of Safed, best known as a leading mystic of the Golden Age of Jewish mysticism.
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C.
Abba Ahimeir
Abba Ahimeir was a prominent early 20th-century Zionist activist, journalist, and ideologue who helped shape the militant, nationalist current within Revisionist Zionism in Mandatory Palestine.
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Yosef ben Matityahu
Yosef ben Matityahu, better known as Flavius Josephus, was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose writings are key sources on Second Temple Judaism and the First Jewish–Roman War.
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E.
Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist, best known as the chief disciple and recorder of the teachings of Isaac Luria, which became foundational for later Jewish mysticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Asher ben Jehiel Target entity description: Asher ben Jehiel was a prominent 13th–14th century rabbi and halakhic authority whose legal rulings significantly shaped later Jewish law, including the work of Yosef Karo.
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A.
Jacob ben Asher
Jacob ben Asher was a medieval rabbi and halakhic authority best known for his influential legal code, the Arba'ah Turim, which became a foundational work in Jewish law.
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B.
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz was a 16th-century Kabbalist and rabbi of Safed, best known as a leading mystic of the Golden Age of Jewish mysticism.
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C.
Abba Ahimeir
Abba Ahimeir was a prominent early 20th-century Zionist activist, journalist, and ideologue who helped shape the militant, nationalist current within Revisionist Zionism in Mandatory Palestine.
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D.
Yosef ben Matityahu
Yosef ben Matityahu, better known as Flavius Josephus, was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose writings are key sources on Second Temple Judaism and the First Jewish–Roman War.
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E.
Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist, best known as the chief disciple and recorder of the teachings of Isaac Luria, which became foundational for later Jewish mysticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal scholar
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Rishon ⓘ Talmudist ⓘ halakhic authority ⓘ posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Rabbeinu Asher
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Rosh ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1250 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Germany
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Toledo ⓘ |
| child |
Chaim ben Asher
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Jacob ben Asher ⓘ Judah ben Asher ⓘ several other sons who were rabbis ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Yosef Karo in Beit Yosef
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Yosef Karo ⓘ
surface form:
Yosef Karo in Shulchan Aruch
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Holy Roman Empire
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Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
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| deathDate |
1327
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1328 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Castile
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Spain ⓘ Toledo ⓘ |
| era |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ashkenazi Jew ⓘ |
| father | Yechiel ben Asher ⓘ |
| hasPartInWork | halakhic digests of Talmudic tractates ⓘ |
| influenced |
Beit Yosef
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Shulchan Aruch ⓘ Yosef Karo ⓘ later Ashkenazi halakhic tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Maimonides
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Meir of Rothenburg ⓘ Baalei Tosafot ⓘ
surface form:
Tosafists
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| knownFor |
bridging Ashkenazi and Sephardi halakhic traditions
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concise halakhic rulings based on Talmudic analysis ⓘ opposition to excessive philosophical speculation ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalStatusInTradition | one of the three primary halakhic pillars for Yosef Karo (Rif, Rambam, Rosh) ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Spain
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Toledo ⓘ |
| movement |
Orthodox Judaism
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surface form:
Orthodox Judaism (proto-)
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| name | Asher ben Jehiel self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critical engagement with Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah
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emphasis on practical halakha over theoretical pilpul ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on the Talmud (Rosh on the Talmud)
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Piskei HaRosh ⓘ
surface form:
Piskei ha-Rosh
Responsa ⓘ
surface form:
Responsa of the Rosh
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| occupation |
dayan
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rabbi ⓘ rosh yeshiva ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief rabbi of Castile
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rabbi of Toledo ⓘ |
| primaryFieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Talmud ⓘ |
| reasonForMigration | persecution and economic hardship in German lands ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
German lands before emigration
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Toledo ⓘ |
| schoolTradition | Ashkenazi halakhic school ⓘ |
| studentOf | Meir of Rothenburg ⓘ |
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Referenced by (16)
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