Commentary on Sifrei
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Commentary on Sifrei is a scholarly exegesis on the halakhic midrashim to Numbers and Deuteronomy authored by the Vilna Gaon, reflecting his rigorous analytical approach to rabbinic texts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commentary on Sifrei canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious text
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Torah commentary ⓘ halakhic exegesis ⓘ rabbinic commentary ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify halakhic derivations
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reconcile variant readings ⓘ resolve textual difficulties ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lithuanian Torah scholarship
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Mitnagdic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Sifrei
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Sifrei to Deuteronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sifrei to Numbers ⓘ |
| employs |
precise linguistic distinctions
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rigorous logical analysis ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Book of Deuteronomy
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Book of Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ halakhic midrashim ⓘ |
| genre | halakhic commentary ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Elijah ben Solomon Zalman
NERFINISHED
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Vilna Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | non‑Hasidic Lithuanian approach ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Talmud Bavli
NERFINISHED
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Talmud Yerushalmi NERFINISHED ⓘ earlier midrashic literature ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf | Vilna Gaon’s Torah commentaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Commentary on Sifra by the Vilna Gaon
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Commentary on the Shulchan Aruch by the Vilna Gaon ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline |
Biblical studies
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Halakha NERFINISHED ⓘ Midrash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respectedIn | yeshiva scholarship ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish law
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Talmudic hermeneutics ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Talmidei Chachamim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
advanced halakhic study
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study of midrash halakha ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
analytical approach
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close textual reading ⓘ philological analysis ⓘ |
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