Elijah of Vilna
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Jewish religious leader
Lithuanian Jew
Misnaged
Talmudic scholar
biblical commentator
gaon
halakhist
human
kabbalist
rabbi
Elijah of Vilna, also known as the Vilna Gaon, was an 18th-century Lithuanian Jewish rabbi and Talmudic scholar renowned for his profound influence on Jewish learning and the development of the Misnagdim movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elijah of Vilna canonical | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious leader
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Lithuanian Jew ⓘ Misnaged ⓘ Talmudic scholar ⓘ biblical commentator ⓘ gaon ⓘ halakhist ⓘ human ⓘ kabbalist ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gra
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Ha-Gaon mi-Vilna NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilna Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Elijah ben Solomon Zalman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Vilna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1720 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1797 ⓘ |
| denomination | Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ashkenazi Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Solomon Zalman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Biblical exegesis
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Halakha NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew grammar ⓘ Jewish philosophy ⓘ Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorific |
Gaon
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Ha-Gra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lithuanian yeshiva movement
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Misnagdim movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthodox Jewish thought ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ascetic lifestyle
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emphasis on plain meaning of texts ⓘ opposition to Hasidic Judaism ⓘ profound Talmudic scholarship ⓘ rigorous textual emendations ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement | Misnagdim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aderet Eliyahu
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Biur ha-Gra NERFINISHED ⓘ commentary on the Mishnah ⓘ commentary on the Shulchan Aruch ⓘ commentary on the Talmud ⓘ commentary on the Tanakh ⓘ |
| opposedMovement | Hasidism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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Vilna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Vilna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
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