Ashkenazi halakha
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Ashkenazi halakha is the body of Jewish religious law and customs as interpreted and practiced by Ashkenazi communities, particularly shaped by medieval and early modern European rabbinic authorities.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ashkenazi halakha canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Ashkenazi halakha Context triple: [Rema of Kraków, influenced, Ashkenazi halakha]
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A.
Halakha
Halakha is the comprehensive body of traditional Jewish religious law and practice derived from the Torah, Talmud, and later rabbinic rulings.
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B.
Codes of Jewish law
Codes of Jewish law are authoritative compilations that systematically organize and codify halakhic rulings and practices within the Jewish legal tradition.
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C.
Biur Halakha
Biur Halakha is a major halachic commentary by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan that provides in-depth analysis and clarification of Jewish law, printed alongside his Mishnah Berurah on the Orach Chaim section of the Shulchan Aruch.
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D.
Midrash halakha
Midrash halakha is a genre of rabbinic literature that derives and interprets Jewish legal rulings from the biblical text.
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E.
Shulchan Aruch
Shulchan Aruch is a seminal 16th-century codification of Jewish law that serves as the primary halachic reference for much of the Jewish world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ashkenazi halakha Target entity description: Ashkenazi halakha is the body of Jewish religious law and customs as interpreted and practiced by Ashkenazi communities, particularly shaped by medieval and early modern European rabbinic authorities.
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A.
Halakha
Halakha is the comprehensive body of traditional Jewish religious law and practice derived from the Torah, Talmud, and later rabbinic rulings.
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B.
Codes of Jewish law
Codes of Jewish law are authoritative compilations that systematically organize and codify halakhic rulings and practices within the Jewish legal tradition.
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C.
Biur Halakha
Biur Halakha is a major halachic commentary by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan that provides in-depth analysis and clarification of Jewish law, printed alongside his Mishnah Berurah on the Orach Chaim section of the Shulchan Aruch.
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D.
Midrash halakha
Midrash halakha is a genre of rabbinic literature that derives and interprets Jewish legal rulings from the biblical text.
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E.
Shulchan Aruch
Shulchan Aruch is a seminal 16th-century codification of Jewish law that serves as the primary halachic reference for much of the Jewish world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal tradition
ⓘ
halakhic tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashkenazi Jews
NERFINISHED
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Ashkenazi communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityStructure |
local rabbinate
ⓘ
poskim ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Talmud
NERFINISHED
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Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Arba’ah Turim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aruch HaShulchan NERFINISHED ⓘ Igrot Moshe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mappah ⓘ Mishnah Berurah NERFINISHED ⓘ Rema’s glosses on the Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| developedIn |
early modern Europe
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medieval Europe ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Sephardi halakha
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Yemenite halakha ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Central Europe
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCustomsTerm |
minhag Ashkenaz
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minhag Polin ⓘ |
| hasSubtradition |
German Ashkenaz tradition
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Hasidic halakhic customs ⓘ Mitnagdic halakhic customs ⓘ minhag Galicia ⓘ minhag Lita ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Bohemia
NERFINISHED
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Passover stringencies
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Sabbath observance rules ⓘ dietary laws ⓘ divorce law ⓘ family purity laws ⓘ festival observance rules ⓘ kitniyot prohibition on Passover ⓘ liturgical customs ⓘ marriage law ⓘ mezuzah customs ⓘ mourning practices ⓘ prayer customs ⓘ synagogue practice ⓘ tefillin customs ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Maharil
NERFINISHED
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Rabbi Moshe Feinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Moshe Isserles NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Yaakov Moelin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Yaakov ben Asher NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tosafists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommentary |
Hebrew
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Aramaic
NERFINISHED
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalMethodology |
emphasis on Tosafist dialectics
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use of minhag as binding precedent ⓘ |
| modernCenter |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Ashkenazi Orthodox Jews
NERFINISHED
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many Conservative Ashkenazi Jews ⓘ |
| recognizesConcept |
chumra
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kulah ⓘ minhag hamakom ⓘ psak halakha ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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