Halachot of the Rif
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Halachot of the Rif is a foundational halachic compendium by Rabbi Isaac Alfasi that distills and organizes Talmudic law into a practical legal code widely used by later authorities.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Halachot Rav Alfasi | 1 |
| Halachot of the Rif canonical | 1 |
| Halakhot of the Rif | 1 |
| Hilchot Ha-Rif | 1 |
| Hilchot HaRif | 1 |
| Rif on the Talmud | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2819636 — 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: Halachot of the Rif Context triple: [Rif, mainWork, Halachot of the Rif]
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A.
Magid Mishneh
Magid Mishneh is a classic rabbinic commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, authored by Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa and widely studied in halakhic scholarship.
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B.
Mishnah Berurah
Mishnah Berurah is a seminal six-volume halakhic commentary on the Orach Chayim section of the Shulchan Aruch, authored by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan and widely used as an authoritative guide to daily Jewish law and practice.
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C.
Shulchan Aruch
Shulchan Aruch is a seminal 16th-century codification of Jewish law that serves as the primary halachic reference for much of the Jewish world.
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D.
Kesef Mishneh
Kesef Mishneh is a classic halachic commentary by Rabbi Yosef Karo on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, clarifying its sources and resolving apparent contradictions.
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E.
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch is a concise 19th-century Jewish legal code that summarizes practical halakhic rulings for everyday observance.
- 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: Halachot of the Rif Target entity description: Halachot of the Rif is a foundational halachic compendium by Rabbi Isaac Alfasi that distills and organizes Talmudic law into a practical legal code widely used by later authorities.
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A.
Magid Mishneh
Magid Mishneh is a classic rabbinic commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, authored by Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa and widely studied in halakhic scholarship.
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B.
Mishnah Berurah
Mishnah Berurah is a seminal six-volume halakhic commentary on the Orach Chayim section of the Shulchan Aruch, authored by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan and widely used as an authoritative guide to daily Jewish law and practice.
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C.
Shulchan Aruch
Shulchan Aruch is a seminal 16th-century codification of Jewish law that serves as the primary halachic reference for much of the Jewish world.
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D.
Kesef Mishneh
Kesef Mishneh is a classic halachic commentary by Rabbi Yosef Karo on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, clarifying its sources and resolving apparent contradictions.
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E.
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch is a concise 19th-century Jewish legal code that summarizes practical halakhic rulings for everyday observance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halachic compendium
ⓘ
rabbinic legal code ⓘ |
| aim | to distill Talmudic law into a practical legal code ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Halachot of the Rif
ⓘ
surface form:
Hilchot HaRif
Sefer Ha-Halachot ⓘ |
| approachToTalmud |
focus on final halachic conclusions
ⓘ
minimization of dialectical sugyot ⓘ |
| audience |
dayanim (rabbinic judges)
ⓘ
rabbinic scholars ⓘ |
| author |
Isaac Alfasi
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surface form:
Rabbi Isaac Alfasi
Rif ⓘ |
| authorHebrewName |
Isaac Alfasi
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surface form:
Rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi
|
| citationStyle | quoted by folio and tractate corresponding to the Talmud ⓘ |
| commentariesOnWork |
Magid Mishneh
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surface form:
Maggid Mishneh referencing the Rif
Ran (Nissim of Gerona) ⓘ
surface form:
Ran (Rabbeinu Nissim) on the Rif
Rashba on the Rif ⓘ Ritva on the Rif ⓘ |
| focus | practical halachic rulings ⓘ |
| genre |
Talmudic digest
ⓘ
codes of Jewish law ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Andalusia
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surface form:
Al-Andalus
North Africa ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Maimonides
ⓘ
Mishneh Torah ⓘ Yosef Karo ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yosef Karo
Shulchan Aruch ⓘ Arba’ah Turim ⓘ
surface form:
Tur (Arbaah Turim)
|
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDomain | Halakha ⓘ |
| method |
extraction of halachic conclusions from the Talmud
ⓘ
omission of non-legal Talmudic material ⓘ organization according to Talmudic tractates ⓘ |
| primarySources |
Talmud Bavli
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surface form:
Babylonian Talmud
Geonic responsa ⓘ Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Talmud
|
| religiousLawSystem | Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInHalachicProcess | one of the primary early halachic authorities cited in later codes ⓘ |
| scope |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law aspects in halakha ⓘ family law ⓘ ritual law ⓘ |
| statusInHalachicTradition |
foundational halachic work
ⓘ
major Rishonim code ⓘ |
| structure | arranged following the order of the Talmud ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
yeshivot of Ashkenazic tradition
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yeshivot of Sephardic tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 11th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | basis for practical halachic decisions ⓘ |
| usedBy |
later halachic authorities
ⓘ
yeshiva study curricula ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Halakhot of the Rif
this entity surface form:
Hilchot Ha-Rif
this entity surface form:
Halachot Rav Alfasi
this entity surface form:
Rif on the Talmud
this entity surface form:
Hilchot HaRif