Rabbi Avraham Gombiner
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Rabbi Avraham Gombiner was a 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, particularly in the area of Orach Chaim.
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| Rabbi Avraham Gombiner canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rabbi Avraham Gombiner Context triple: [Magen Avraham, author, Rabbi Avraham Gombiner]
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Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski
Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski was a preeminent 20th-century Lithuanian rabbi and halachic authority, renowned for his leadership of the Vilna Jewish community and his influential responsa work "Achiezer."
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Rabbi Avraham Galanti
Rabbi Avraham Galanti was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist and rabbinic scholar associated with the mystical community of Safed in the Land of Israel.
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Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul was a prominent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi and halachic authority, best known as the head of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem and for his influential Torah scholarship.
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Rabbi Yitzchak Weiss
Rabbi Yitzchak Weiss was a prominent Acharon-era rabbinic authority known for his halachic rulings and Torah scholarship.
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E.
Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam
Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam was a prominent Hasidic rebbe and Holocaust survivor who rebuilt Jewish religious life after World War II, founding communities and institutions in both Israel and the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Rabbi Avraham Gombiner Target entity description: Rabbi Avraham Gombiner was a 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, particularly in the area of Orach Chaim.
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A.
Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski
Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski was a preeminent 20th-century Lithuanian rabbi and halachic authority, renowned for his leadership of the Vilna Jewish community and his influential responsa work "Achiezer."
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B.
Rabbi Avraham Galanti
Rabbi Avraham Galanti was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist and rabbinic scholar associated with the mystical community of Safed in the Land of Israel.
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C.
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul was a prominent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi and halachic authority, best known as the head of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem and for his influential Torah scholarship.
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D.
Rabbi Yitzchak Weiss
Rabbi Yitzchak Weiss was a prominent Acharon-era rabbinic authority known for his halachic rulings and Torah scholarship.
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E.
Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam
Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam was a prominent Hasidic rebbe and Holocaust survivor who rebuilt Jewish religious life after World War II, founding communities and institutions in both Israel and the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal scholar
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commentator on the Shulchan Aruch ⓘ halachic authority ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abraham Abele Gombiner
NERFINISHED
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Avraham Abele Gombiner NERFINISHED ⓘ Magen Avraham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approach |
Attention to minhag (custom)
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Synthesis of earlier and contemporary halachic sources ⓘ |
| areaOfHalakha |
Laws of Shabbat
NERFINISHED
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Laws of festivals NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of prayer ⓘ |
| areaOfHalakha | Orach Chaim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kalisz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 17th century ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Later commentaries on Orach Chaim
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Mishnah Berurah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Shulchan Aruch
NERFINISHED
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Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
NERFINISHED
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Jewish law ⓘ Talmudic scholarship ⓘ |
| genre | Halachic commentary ⓘ |
| heritage | Polish Jew ⓘ |
| honorific | Rabbi ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ashkenazic halachic practice
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Later halachic decisors ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Influential commentary on Orach Chaim section of Shulchan Aruch
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Integrating customs and later authorities into Shulchan Aruch commentary ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement | Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Avraham Gombiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim
NERFINISHED
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Magen Avraham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Kalisz
NERFINISHED
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Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
Posek
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Rosh yeshiva ⓘ |
| statusInTradition | Major Acharon ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Post-medieval rabbinic era ⓘ |
| tradition | Ashkenazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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