Mishnah Berakhot
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Mishnah Berakhot is the first tractate of the Mishnah, primarily dealing with the laws of prayer and blessings in early rabbinic Judaism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mishnah Berakhot canonical | 4 |
| Berakhot | 1 |
| Mishnah tractate Berakhot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mishnah Berakhot Context triple: [Shema Yisrael, mentionedIn, Mishnah Berakhot]
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A.
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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B.
Tosefta
The Tosefta is an early rabbinic compilation of Jewish oral law that supplements and parallels the Mishnah with additional teachings and legal material.
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C.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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D.
Mishnah Berurah
Mishnah Berurah is a seminal six-volume halakhic commentary on the Orach Chayim section of the Shulchan Aruch, authored by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan and widely used as an authoritative guide to daily Jewish law and practice.
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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mishnah Berakhot Target entity description: Mishnah Berakhot is the first tractate of the Mishnah, primarily dealing with the laws of prayer and blessings in early rabbinic Judaism.
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A.
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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B.
Tosefta
The Tosefta is an early rabbinic compilation of Jewish oral law that supplements and parallels the Mishnah with additional teachings and legal material.
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C.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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D.
Mishnah Berurah
Mishnah Berurah is a seminal six-volume halakhic commentary on the Orach Chayim section of the Shulchan Aruch, authored by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan and widely used as an authoritative guide to daily Jewish law and practice.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mishnah tractate
ⓘ
rabbinic text ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage |
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
ⓘ
Jewish Palestinian Aramaic ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Oral Torah ⓘ |
| compiledInCentury | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| discusses |
bedtime Shema
ⓘ
linked to:
Blessings of the Shema
blessings on Torah study ⓘ blessings on misfortunes and good tidings ⓘ blessings on mitzvot ⓘ blessings over food ⓘ blessings over fragrances ⓘ blessings over sights and natural phenomena ⓘ interruptions during Shema ⓘ laws of Kavanah (intent) in prayer ⓘ order of the Shema paragraphs ⓘ prayer in times of danger ⓘ structure of the Amidah prayer ⓘ synagogue conduct ⓘ times for reciting the Shema ⓘ |
| field | Halakha ⓘ |
| genre | legal text ⓘ |
| hasCommentary |
Babylonian Talmud tractate Berakhot
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linked to:
Talmud Bavli Berakhot
Jerusalem Talmud tractate Berakhot ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
commentaries of Maimonides ⓘ commentaries of Rashi ⓘ commentaries of the Tosafists ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChapters | 9 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish liturgy
ⓘ
Talmud Bavli Berakhot ⓘ Talmud Yerushalmi Berakhot ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
halakhic codes on prayer ⓘ |
| language |
Mishnaic Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| openingQuestion | "From when do we recite the Shema in the evening?" ⓘ |
| openingTopic | evening Shema ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mishnah
ⓘ
Seder Zeraim ⓘ |
| positionInMishnah | first tractate ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
Amidah
ⓘ
Grace after Meals ⓘ
linked to:
Grace After Meals
Keriat Shema ⓘ
linked to:
Blessings of the Shema
Shema ⓘ
linked to:
Shema Yisrael
blessings ⓘ liturgical law ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Tannaitic period ⓘ |
| usedFor | halakhic derivation on blessings and prayer ⓘ |
| usedIn | daily Jewish prayer practice ⓘ |
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