Rabbi Amnon of Mainz
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Rabbi Amnon of Mainz is a semi-legendary medieval Jewish figure traditionally associated with the authorship and martyrdom story behind the High Holiday prayer "Unetaneh Tokef."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabbi Amnon of Mainz canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval Jewish figure
ⓘ
semi-legendary Jewish religious figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
High Holiday liturgy
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Rosh Hashanah ⓘ Unetaneh Tokef ⓘ Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | martyr for Jewish faith ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Ashkenazic liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| genreOfAccount | hagiographic tale ⓘ |
| historicity | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Hebrew ⓘ |
| linkedWork |
Unetaneh Tokef
ⓘ
surface form:
piyyut Unetaneh Tokef
|
| liturgicalContext |
Machzor
ⓘ
surface form:
High Holiday Mahzor
Musaf service of Rosh Hashanah ⓘ |
| memoryPreservedIn |
High Holiday synagogue services
ⓘ
Jewish homiletic literature ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
Mahzor literature
ⓘ
Or Zarua ⓘ |
| notableFor |
martyrdom story connected to Unetaneh Tokef
ⓘ
traditional authorship of Unetaneh Tokef ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Mainz
ⓘ
Rhineland ⓘ
surface form:
Medieval Rhineland
|
| religiousCommunity |
Ashkenazi Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashkenazi Jewry
|
| religiousFunctionOfStory | inspiration for repentance and awe on High Holidays ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
liturgical figure
ⓘ
martyr figure ⓘ |
| statusInScholarship | legendary rather than historically verified person ⓘ |
| themeOfStory |
divine judgment and human mortality
ⓘ
refusal to convert to Christianity ⓘ sanctification of God’s name (Kiddush Hashem) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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