Sefer Kedushah
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Sefer Kedushah is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to sexual conduct, forbidden relationships, and dietary prohibitions, emphasizing holiness in personal behavior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sefer Kedushah canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sefer Kedushah Context triple: [Mishneh Torah, includesSection, Sefer Kedushah]
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A.
Kedushat Levi
Kedushat Levi is a foundational Hasidic work of spiritual and mystical commentary on the Torah, authored by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
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B.
Sefer ha-Ot
Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
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C.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
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D.
Sefer Zemanim
Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
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E.
Sefer Avodah
Sefer Avodah is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies the laws of the Temple service and sacrificial worship.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sefer Kedushah Target entity description: Sefer Kedushah is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to sexual conduct, forbidden relationships, and dietary prohibitions, emphasizing holiness in personal behavior.
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A.
Kedushat Levi
Kedushat Levi is a foundational Hasidic work of spiritual and mystical commentary on the Torah, authored by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
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B.
Sefer ha-Ot
Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
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C.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
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D.
Sefer Zemanim
Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
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E.
Sefer Avodah
Sefer Avodah is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies the laws of the Temple service and sacrificial worship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halakhic work
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section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote moral discipline
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regulate physical desires according to Torah ⓘ separate Israel from forbidden practices ⓘ |
| author |
Moses Maimonides
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linked to:
Maimonides
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| basedOn |
Talmudic sources
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biblical commandments ⓘ |
| codifies |
laws of blood consumption
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laws of conversion-related relationships ⓘ laws of forbidden foods ⓘ laws of forbidden sexual unions ⓘ laws of insects and creeping animals ⓘ laws of intermarriage prohibitions ⓘ laws of invalidating defects in shechitah ⓘ laws of kashrut ⓘ laws of mamzerut ⓘ laws of mixtures of meat and milk ⓘ laws of niddah ⓘ laws of non‑kosher animals ⓘ laws of non‑kosher birds ⓘ laws of non‑kosher fish ⓘ laws of proper shechitah technique ⓘ laws of ritual slaughter ⓘ laws of wine of non‑Jews ⓘ |
| contains |
Hilchot Issurei Bi’ah
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Hilchot Ma’akhalot Asurot ⓘ Hilchot Shechitah ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
holiness in personal behavior
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sanctification of physical life ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Jewish law
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dietary prohibitions ⓘ forbidden relationships ⓘ sexual conduct ⓘ |
| genre | legal code ⓘ |
| hasStructure | organized into distinct halakhic chapters ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTheme | kedushah (holiness) ⓘ |
| hasTitleMeaning | Book of Holiness ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard editions of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| influenced | later halakhic codifiers ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf | Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Egypt ⓘ |
| positionInMishnehTorah | one of the middle books of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subjectOf | rabbinic commentaries ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
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