Piskei HaRosh
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Piskei HaRosh is a seminal halachic work that systematically summarizes and rules on Talmudic discussions, serving as a major source for later Jewish legal codes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Piskei HaRosh canonical | 2 |
| Piskei ha-Rosh | 2 |
| Piskei HaRosh al ha-Talmud | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Piskei HaRosh Context triple: [Rosh, notableWork, Piskei HaRosh]
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A.
Pardes Rimonim
Pardes Rimonim is a foundational 16th-century Kabbalistic work by Moshe Cordovero that systematically organizes and explains earlier mystical teachings.
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B.
Sefer ha-Rimon
Sefer ha-Rimon is a Jewish mystical and ethical work by the 13th-century Kabbalist Moses de León, best known as the principal author of the Zohar.
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C.
Pesikta de-Rav Kahana
Pesikta de-Rav Kahana is a classical rabbinic homiletic midrashic collection organized around special Sabbaths and festival Torah and Haftarah readings.
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D.
Sefer Etz Chaim
Sefer Etz Chaim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of the Arizal, that systematically presents the doctrines of Lurianic Kabbalah.
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E.
Yad ha-Chazakah
Yad ha-Chazakah is a monumental 12th-century legal code by Maimonides that systematically organizes and clarifies all areas of Jewish law.
- 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: Piskei HaRosh Target entity description: Piskei HaRosh is a seminal halachic work that systematically summarizes and rules on Talmudic discussions, serving as a major source for later Jewish legal codes.
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A.
Pardes Rimonim
Pardes Rimonim is a foundational 16th-century Kabbalistic work by Moshe Cordovero that systematically organizes and explains earlier mystical teachings.
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B.
Sefer ha-Rimon
Sefer ha-Rimon is a Jewish mystical and ethical work by the 13th-century Kabbalist Moses de León, best known as the principal author of the Zohar.
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C.
Pesikta de-Rav Kahana
Pesikta de-Rav Kahana is a classical rabbinic homiletic midrashic collection organized around special Sabbaths and festival Torah and Haftarah readings.
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D.
Sefer Etz Chaim
Sefer Etz Chaim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of the Arizal, that systematically presents the doctrines of Lurianic Kabbalah.
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E.
Yad ha-Chazakah
Yad ha-Chazakah is a monumental 12th-century legal code by Maimonides that systematically organizes and clarifies all areas of Jewish law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halachic work
ⓘ
rabbinic legal code ⓘ |
| aim | to provide clear halachic rulings from Talmudic debates ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Piskei HaRosh
ⓘ
surface form:
Piskei HaRosh al ha-Talmud
Piskei HaRosh ⓘ
surface form:
Piskei ha-Rosh
|
| audience |
advanced Talmud students
ⓘ
rabbis ⓘ |
| author | Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ |
| authorEra | Rishonim ⓘ |
| basedOn | Talmud Bavli ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish legal literature
ⓘ
medieval rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| citationForm | Rosh on tractate X, chapter Y, siman Z ⓘ |
| citationIn |
Beit Yosef
ⓘ
Shulchan Aruch commentaries ⓘ |
| focus |
codification of Talmudic discussions
ⓘ
practical halacha ⓘ |
| genre |
Talmudic commentary
ⓘ
halachic rulings ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Ashkenazic tradition ⓘ |
| importance | major source for later Jewish legal codes ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Arba’ah Turim
ⓘ
surface form:
Arbaah Turim
Shulchan Aruch ⓘ later halachic decisors ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDomain | Halakha ⓘ |
| legalStatus | primary halachic source among Rishonim ⓘ |
| literaryForm | concise rulings rather than full Talmudic analysis ⓘ |
| methodology |
extracts practical halachic conclusions
ⓘ
summarizes Talmudic sugyot ⓘ |
| preservation |
printed in separate halachic volumes
ⓘ
printed in standard Talmud editions ⓘ |
| regionOfComposition |
Germany
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| religiousLawSystem | Jewish law ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| status | authoritative in many halachic traditions ⓘ |
| structure | organized by tractates of the Talmud ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 14th century
ⓘ
late 13th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Rishonim literature ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Talmudic scholars
ⓘ
posekim ⓘ |
| usedFor | deciding practical halachic questions ⓘ |
| usesSources |
Geonic responsa
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earlier Rishonim ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Piskei ha-Rosh
this entity surface form:
Piskei ha-Rosh
this entity surface form:
Piskei HaRosh al ha-Talmud