Shulchan Aruch
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Shulchan Aruch is a seminal 16th-century codification of Jewish law that serves as the primary halachic reference for much of the Jewish world.
All labels observed (30)
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shulchan Aruch Context triple: [Judaism, hasLegalText, Shulchan Aruch]
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A.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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B.
Mishnah
The Mishnah is the foundational written compilation of Jewish oral law that underpins the Talmud and later rabbinic legal tradition.
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C.
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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D.
Torah
The Torah is the central and most sacred text of Judaism, comprising the foundational five books that outline Jewish law, teachings, and early history.
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E.
Tanakh
The Tanakh is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures that forms the foundational religious text of Judaism, encompassing the Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings).
- 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: Shulchan Aruch Target entity description: Shulchan Aruch is a seminal 16th-century codification of Jewish law that serves as the primary halachic reference for much of the Jewish world.
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A.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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B.
Mishnah
The Mishnah is the foundational written compilation of Jewish oral law that underpins the Talmud and later rabbinic legal tradition.
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C.
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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D.
Torah
The Torah is the central and most sacred text of Judaism, comprising the foundational five books that outline Jewish law, teachings, and early history.
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E.
Tanakh
The Tanakh is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures that forms the foundational religious text of Judaism, encompassing the Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
code of Jewish law
ⓘ
halachic work ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| author |
Yosef Karo
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yosef Karo
|
| basedOn |
Beit Yosef
ⓘ
Rishonim ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| commentaryBy | Rabbi Moshe Isserles ⓘ |
| commentaryTitle | Mapah ⓘ |
| completedInYear | 1563 ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfWriting | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 16th century ⓘ |
| describedAs |
primary halachic reference for much of the Jewish world
ⓘ
standard code of Jewish law ⓘ |
| firstPrintedInPlace | Venice ⓘ |
| firstPrintedInYear | 1565 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mapah
ⓘ
commentaries on Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| genre | legal code ⓘ |
| hasManyCommentaries | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Shulchan Aruch
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Choshen Mishpat
Even Ha’ezer ⓘ Arba’ah Turim ⓘ
surface form:
Orach Chayim
Shulchan Aruch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yoreh De’ah
|
| influencedBy |
Maimonides
ⓘ
Rif ⓘ Rosh ⓘ Tur ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| majorAuthorityFor | Ashkenazi halachic practice ⓘ |
| placeWritten | Safed ⓘ |
| precededBy | Beit Yosef ⓘ |
| primaryAuthorityFor | Sephardi halachic practice ⓘ |
| religiousSubtradition |
Orthodox Judaism
ⓘ
Sephardi Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardi Judaism
|
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | organized according to four sections ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish law
ⓘ
Sabbath laws ⓘ civil law in Judaism ⓘ dietary laws ⓘ family law in Judaism ⓘ festival laws ⓘ halacha ⓘ ritual law ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Set Table ⓘ |
| usedIn |
practical halacha
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rabbinic decision-making ⓘ yeshiva study ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shulchan Aruch Description of subject: Shulchan Aruch is a seminal 16th-century codification of Jewish law that serves as the primary halachic reference for much of the Jewish world.
Referenced by (143)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim
this entity surface form:
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim
this entity surface form:
Joseph Karo’s Shulchan Aruch
subject surface form:
Beit Yosef
subject surface form:
Beit Yosef
subject surface form:
Derisha and Perisha
this entity surface form:
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim
this entity surface form:
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah
this entity surface form:
Shulchan Aruch, Even HaEzer
this entity surface form:
Yoreh Deah (section of Shulchan Aruch)
subject surface form:
Arba'ah Turim
this entity surface form:
שולחן ערוך אורח חיים סימנים תק"ל–תקמ"ח בקירוב