Rabbi Akiva Eiger

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Ashkenazi Jew Orthodox rabbi Talmudic scholar halachic authority posek rabbi

Rabbi Akiva Eiger was a preeminent 18th–19th century Ashkenazi rabbi and Talmudic scholar, renowned for his incisive halachic responsa and commentaries that became central to later rabbinic study.

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Label	Occurrences
Rabbi Akiva Eiger canonical	2
Chatam Sofer	1
Rabbi Akiva Eger	1
Rabbi Akiva Eiger of Posen	1
Rav Akiva Eiger	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ashkenazi Jew ⓘ Orthodox rabbi ⓘ Talmudic scholar ⓘ halachic authority ⓘ posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Rabbi Akiva Eiger ⓘ surface form: Rabbi Akiva Eger Rabbi Akiva Eiger ⓘ surface form: Rabbi Akiva Eiger of Posen Rabbi Akiva Eiger ⓘ surface form: Rav Akiva Eiger
birthName	Akiva Güns ⓘ
burialPlace	Jewish cemetery in Poznań ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
child	Rabbi Shlomo Eiger ⓘ surface form: Rabbi Avraham Eiger Rabbi Shlomo Eiger ⓘ
commentaryOn	Mishnah ⓘ Shulchan Aruch ⓘ Talmud Bavli ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1761 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1837 ⓘ
denomination	Orthodox Judaism ⓘ
education	yeshivot of Central Europe ⓘ
ethnicity	Ashkenazi Jewish ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Halakha ⓘ Talmud ⓘ
halachicApproach	analytical and stringent ⓘ
influenced	Brisker method of Talmud study ⓘ Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik ⓘ Yisrael Salanter ⓘ surface form: Rabbi Yisrael Salanter
language	Aramaic ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ
legacy	central figure in traditional yeshiva curriculum ⓘ standard reference in halachic decision-making ⓘ
movement	Lithuanian-style Torah scholarship ⓘ
name	Akiva Eiger ⓘ
notableFor	Talmudic commentaries ⓘ halachic responsa ⓘ influence on later rabbinic scholarship ⓘ stringent halachic rulings ⓘ
occupation	rabbi of Posen ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Eisenstadt ⓘ Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Poznań ⓘ surface form: Posen Prussia ⓘ
positionHeld	chief rabbi of Posen ⓘ rabbi of Märkisch Friedland ⓘ
rabbinicStatus	gaon ⓘ gedol ha-dor ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Central Europe ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
relative	Rabbi Moshe Sofer ⓘ surface form: Chatam Sofer Rabbi Moshe Sofer ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
spouse	Gitel Sofer ⓘ
teacherOf	Rabbi Moshe Sofer ⓘ surface form: Chatam Sofer Rabbi Moshe Sofer ⓘ
work	Chiddushei Rabbi Akiva Eiger ⓘ Gilyon HaShas ⓘ Responsa ⓘ surface form: Responsa Rabbi Akiva Eiger glosses on Mishnah ⓘ glosses on Shulchan Aruch ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Rabbi Akiva Eger

Rabbi Akiva Eiger → alsoKnownAs → Rabbi Akiva Eiger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rav Akiva Eiger

Rabbi Akiva Eiger → alsoKnownAs → Rabbi Akiva Eiger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rabbi Akiva Eiger of Posen

Tractate Eruvin → commentedOnBy → Rabbi Akiva Eiger ⓘ