Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg
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Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg was a prominent 20th-century Israeli rabbi and posek renowned for his influential halachic rulings on medical ethics and Jewish law, especially collected in his work "Tzitz Eliezer."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eliezer Waldenberg | 1 |
| Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg canonical | 1 |
| Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2997712 — 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: Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg Context triple: [Acharonim, hasPart, Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg]
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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 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.
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Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
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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Rabbi David HaLevi Segal
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal was a prominent 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential Talmudic and legal commentary "Turei Zahav" (Taz) on the Shulchan Aruch.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg Target entity description: Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg was a prominent 20th-century Israeli rabbi and posek renowned for his influential halachic rulings on medical ethics and Jewish law, especially collected in his work "Tzitz Eliezer."
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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 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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C.
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.
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D.
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
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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E.
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal was a prominent 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential Talmudic and legal commentary "Turei Zahav" (Taz) on the Shulchan Aruch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal scholar
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halachic authority ⓘ posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg
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surface form:
Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg
Tzitz Eliezer ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
bioethics in Jewish law
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contemporary halachic issues ⓘ medical halakha ⓘ |
| bibliographicCategory | rabbinic responsa author ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Jewish law ⓘ Jewish medical ethics ⓘ |
| genre | responsa literature ⓘ |
| hasRole |
decisor of Jewish law on medical questions
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teacher of halakha ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
HaRav
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Rabbi ⓘ |
| influenced |
Rabbinic courts
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surface form:
Israeli rabbinical courts
contemporary poskim on medical ethics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
halachic rulings on medical ethics
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multi-volume responsa work Tzitz Eliezer ⓘ responsa on modern technology in halakha ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Halakha ⓘ |
| movement | Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| name |
Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg
self-link
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surface form:
Eliezer Waldenberg
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| notableIdea |
application of halakha to modern medicine
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halachic analysis of abortion in medical contexts ⓘ halachic analysis of end-of-life care ⓘ halachic analysis of organ transplantation ⓘ |
| notableWork | Tzitz Eliezer ⓘ |
| occupation |
dayan
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posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Israel
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Jerusalem ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
dayan on the Jerusalem Beit Din
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member of the Supreme Rabbinical Court of Israel ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Israel
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surface form:
State of Israel
global Orthodox Jewish communities ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies in Jewish medical ethics ⓘ |
| typeOfRabbi | Haredi rabbi ⓘ |
| workCollectedIn |
Tzitz Eliezer
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surface form:
Tzitz Eliezer responsa series
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Subject: Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg Description of subject: Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg was a prominent 20th-century Israeli rabbi and posek renowned for his influential halachic rulings on medical ethics and Jewish law, especially collected in his work "Tzitz Eliezer."
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