Rabbi Yosef Teomim
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Rabbi Yosef Teomim was an 18th-century rabbinic authority and halachic commentator best known for his influential work Pri Megadim on the Shulchan Aruch.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rabbi Yosef Teomim canonical | 1 |
| Rabbi Yosef ben Meir Teomim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7210883 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rabbi Yosef Teomim Context triple: [Pri Megadim, author, Rabbi Yosef Teomim]
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A.
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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B.
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal was a prominent 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential Talmudic and legal commentary "Turei Zahav" (Taz) on the Shulchan Aruch.
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C.
Rabbi Shmuel Mohilever
Rabbi Shmuel Mohilever was a leading 19th-century Orthodox rabbi and early Zionist pioneer who helped lay the ideological and organizational foundations of religious Zionism.
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D.
Rabbi Elazar Azikri
Rabbi Elazar Azikri was a 16th-century Safed kabbalist and rabbi best known as the author of the mystical work "Sefer Haredim" and the devotional poem "Yedid Nefesh."
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E.
Rabbi Moshe Mitrani
Rabbi Moshe Mitrani was a prominent rabbinic scholar and kabbalist associated with the historic Jewish community of Safed.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rabbi Yosef Teomim Target entity description: Rabbi Yosef Teomim was an 18th-century rabbinic authority and halachic commentator best known for his influential work Pri Megadim on the Shulchan Aruch.
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A.
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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B.
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal was a prominent 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential Talmudic and legal commentary "Turei Zahav" (Taz) on the Shulchan Aruch.
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C.
Rabbi Shmuel Mohilever
Rabbi Shmuel Mohilever was a leading 19th-century Orthodox rabbi and early Zionist pioneer who helped lay the ideological and organizational foundations of religious Zionism.
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D.
Rabbi Elazar Azikri
Rabbi Elazar Azikri was a 16th-century Safed kabbalist and rabbi best known as the author of the mystical work "Sefer Haredim" and the devotional poem "Yedid Nefesh."
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E.
Rabbi Moshe Mitrani
Rabbi Moshe Mitrani was a prominent rabbinic scholar and kabbalist associated with the historic Jewish community of Safed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish author
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Talmudic scholar ⓘ halachic authority ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
laws of Shabbat
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laws of kashrut ⓘ laws of prayer ⓘ ritual purity and impurity ⓘ |
| century | 18th century ⓘ |
| citationForm | Pri Megadim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
providing practical rulings for day-to-day observance
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resolving contradictions among earlier halachic authorities ⓘ systematic organization of halachic discussions on Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Poland-Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Acharonim ⓘ |
| field |
Halakha
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Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | halachic commentary ⓘ |
| hasWorkPart |
Eshel Avraham (component of Pri Megadim)
NERFINISHED
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Mishbetzot Zahav (component of Pri Megadim) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siftei Da’at (component of Pri Megadim) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siftei Kohen commentary notes (within Pri Megadim) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Rabbi ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ashkenazi halachic practice
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later halachic decisors ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Rema (Rabbi Moshe Isserles)
NERFINISHED
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Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED ⓘ earlier Acharonim commentaries on Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| inHalachicCanon | yes ⓘ |
| knownAs | Pri Megadim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainWorkFocus |
clarification of practical halakha
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detailed analysis of Shulchan Aruch and its commentaries ⓘ |
| movement | Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Yosef Teomim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Pri Megadim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
posek (halachic decisor)
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rabbinic commentator ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| subjectOf | rabbinic responsa and discussions ⓘ |
| workStatus | standard halachic reference ⓘ |
| wroteCommentaryOn |
Orach Chaim (section of Shulchan Aruch)
NERFINISHED
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Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoreh De’ah (section of Shulchan Aruch) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Rabbi Yosef ben Meir Teomim