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."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval Jewish figure
semi-legendary Jewish religious figure
associatedWith High Holiday liturgy
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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Unetaneh Tokef historicalAttribution Rabbi Amnon of Mainz