Abraham ben Moses di Boton
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Abraham ben Moses di Boton was a 16th-century rabbinic scholar and halakhic authority of the Ottoman Empire, best known for his influential commentaries on Maimonides.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman rabbi
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halakhic authority ⓘ rabbinic scholar ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-medieval Jewish scholarship ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sephardi Jew ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Jewish law ⓘ Talmudic studies ⓘ |
| genre |
halakhic commentary
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rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Sephardi decisors of Jewish law
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later Ottoman halakhists ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
commentary
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responsa ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Joseph Karo
NERFINISHED
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Maimonides NERFINISHED ⓘ earlier Sephardi halakhists ⓘ |
| knownFor | commentary on Maimonides' Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSchool | Sephardi halakhic tradition ⓘ |
| movement | Ottoman rabbinic tradition ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being widely cited by later halakhic authorities
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resolving contradictions in Maimonides ⓘ systematic analysis of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| notableWork | Lehem Mishneh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Talmudist
ⓘ
halakhist ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Ottoman Palestine
NERFINISHED
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Safed NERFINISHED ⓘ Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySourcesUsed |
Mishneh Torah
NERFINISHED
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Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ earlier halakhic codes ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
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Sephardi communities ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
posek
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rabbinic decisor ⓘ |
| scholarlyFocus |
codification of Jewish law
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interpretation of Maimonides ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| traditionWithinReligion | Sephardi rabbinic tradition ⓘ |
| typeOfWriting |
halakhic exegesis
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legal commentary ⓘ |
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