Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
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Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv was a preeminent 20th–21st century Lithuanian-Haredi rabbinic authority in Jerusalem, widely regarded as one of the leading halachic decisors (poskim) of his generation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv canonical | 1 |
| Yosef Shalom Elyashiv | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Context triple: [Acharonim, hasPart, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv]
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Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach was a leading 20th-century Orthodox halachic authority in Jerusalem, renowned for his rulings on contemporary issues such as technology and medicine in Jewish law.
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Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was a preeminent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi, halachic authority, and spiritual leader of the Shas movement, renowned for his extensive legal writings and influential religious rulings.
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Yisrael Meir Kagan
Yisrael Meir Kagan, known as the Chofetz Chaim, was a preeminent late-19th and early-20th-century Orthodox rabbi and halachic authority whose ethical and legal works profoundly shaped modern Jewish law and practice.
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Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein was a preeminent 20th-century Orthodox halachic authority and posek, renowned for his influential responsa collection "Igrot Moshe" and his leadership of American Jewry.
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Rabbi Akiva Eiger
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Target entity description: Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv was a preeminent 20th–21st century Lithuanian-Haredi rabbinic authority in Jerusalem, widely regarded as one of the leading halachic decisors (poskim) of his generation.
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A.
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach was a leading 20th-century Orthodox halachic authority in Jerusalem, renowned for his rulings on contemporary issues such as technology and medicine in Jewish law.
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B.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was a preeminent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi, halachic authority, and spiritual leader of the Shas movement, renowned for his extensive legal writings and influential religious rulings.
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C.
Yisrael Meir Kagan
Yisrael Meir Kagan, known as the Chofetz Chaim, was a preeminent late-19th and early-20th-century Orthodox rabbi and halachic authority whose ethical and legal works profoundly shaped modern Jewish law and practice.
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D.
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein was a preeminent 20th-century Orthodox halachic authority and posek, renowned for his influential responsa collection "Igrot Moshe" and his leadership of American Jewry.
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E.
Rabbi Akiva Eiger
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haredi Jew
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Lithuanian-Haredi rabbinic authority ⓘ human ⓘ posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1910-04-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Russian Empire
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present-day Lithuania ⓘ Šiauliai ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Har HaMenuchot
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Jerusalem ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2012-07-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of the leading poskim of his generation
ⓘ
preeminent Lithuanian-Haredi rabbinic authority in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ashkenazi Jews ⓘ |
| father | Rabbi Avraham Elyashiv ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Jewish law ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Rabbi Avraham Elyashiv
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surface form:
Rabbi Shlomo Elyashiv
author of Leshem Shevo Ve-Achlama ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Hacham
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surface form:
HaGaon
Rabbi ⓘ Rav ⓘ |
| influenced |
Haredi Judaism in Israel
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halachic practice in the Lithuanian-Haredi world ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Lithuanian yeshiva tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
halachic rulings
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leadership of the Lithuanian-Haredi community in Israel ⓘ stringent halachic positions ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| mother | Chaya Musha Elyashiv ⓘ |
| movement |
Haredi Jews
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surface form:
Haredi Judaism
Lithuanian Judaism ⓘ |
| name |
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
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| notableRole | leading halachic decisor of his generation ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky
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Rabbi Nissim Karelitz ⓘ numerous Lithuanian-Haredi rabbis in Israel ⓘ |
| notableWork |
He’arot on Shas
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Kovetz Teshuvot ⓘ Piskei Halakha published by his students ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
dayan in the Rabbinical Courts in Jerusalem
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member of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel’s Rabbinical High Court ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| spouse | Sheina Chaya Elyashiv ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Rabbi Aryeh Levin
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Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer ⓘ Rabbi Yitzhak Zev Soloveitchik ⓘ |
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Subject: Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Description of subject: Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv was a preeminent 20th–21st century Lithuanian-Haredi rabbinic authority in Jerusalem, widely regarded as one of the leading halachic decisors (poskim) of his generation.
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