Commentary on Safra
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"Commentary on Safra" is a halachic and Talmudic commentary by the Vilna Gaon on the Sifra, a foundational rabbinic midrash on the book of Leviticus.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Talmudic commentary
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halachic commentary ⓘ rabbinic commentary ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify halachic derivations in Sifra
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resolve textual difficulties in Sifra ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vilna Gaon’s school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Elijah ben Solomon Zalman
NERFINISHED
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Vilna Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnText | Sifra on Leviticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Sifra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | book of Leviticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical commentary
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midrashic commentary ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Talmud Bavli
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Talmud Yerushalmi NERFINISHED ⓘ earlier midrashic literature ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| movementContext | Lithuanian Jewish scholarship ⓘ |
| partOf | Vilna Gaon’s corpus of Torah commentaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Vilna Gaon’s commentary on Sifra de-Zuta
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Vilna Gaon’s commentary on the Mishnah NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilna Gaon’s commentary on the Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousLawDomain | Jewish law ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | interpretation of Levitical laws ⓘ |
| scripturalBase |
Leviticus
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Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy | yeshiva students ⓘ |
| studiedWithin | advanced Talmudic study ⓘ |
| subject |
Midrashic exegesis
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Talmudic interpretation ⓘ halakha ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfAuthor | 18th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfExegesis |
legal exegesis
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philological exegesis ⓘ |
| usedFor |
halachic source analysis
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study of midrash halakha ⓘ |
| usesMethodology |
halachic analysis
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peshat-oriented exegesis ⓘ |
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