Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz
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Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz was an 18th-century rabbinic leader, halachic authority, and renowned Talmudic scholar known for his influential responsa and for a major controversy with Rabbi Jacob Emden over alleged Sabbateanism.
All labels observed (2)
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| Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz canonical | 1 |
| Yonatan Eybeschutz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2997717 — 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 Yonatan Eybeschutz Context triple: [Acharonim, hasPart, Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz]
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A.
Rabbi Yaakov Emden
Rabbi Yaakov Emden was an 18th-century German rabbinic scholar and halachic authority known for his prolific writings, fierce opposition to Sabbateanism, and influential role within the later Acharonim.
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B.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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C.
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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D.
Rabbi Akiva Eiger
Rabbi Akiva Eiger was a preeminent 18th–19th century Ashkenazi rabbi and Talmudic scholar, renowned for his incisive halachic responsa and commentaries that became central to later rabbinic study.
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E.
Rabbi Moshe Isserles
Rabbi Moshe Isserles was a prominent 16th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority, best known for integrating Ashkenazic customs into Jewish law and shaping the standard code of practice for Ashkenazi Jewry.
- 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 Yonatan Eybeschutz Target entity description: Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz was an 18th-century rabbinic leader, halachic authority, and renowned Talmudic scholar known for his influential responsa and for a major controversy with Rabbi Jacob Emden over alleged Sabbateanism.
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A.
Rabbi Yaakov Emden
Rabbi Yaakov Emden was an 18th-century German rabbinic scholar and halachic authority known for his prolific writings, fierce opposition to Sabbateanism, and influential role within the later Acharonim.
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B.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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C.
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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D.
Rabbi Akiva Eiger
Rabbi Akiva Eiger was a preeminent 18th–19th century Ashkenazi rabbi and Talmudic scholar, renowned for his incisive halachic responsa and commentaries that became central to later rabbinic study.
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E.
Rabbi Moshe Isserles
Rabbi Moshe Isserles was a prominent 16th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority, best known for integrating Ashkenazic customs into Jewish law and shaping the standard code of practice for Ashkenazi Jewry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century rabbi
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Jewish mystic ⓘ Talmudic scholar ⓘ halachic authority ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| allegedAffiliation |
Sabbateanism
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linked to:
Shabbetai Tzvi movement
|
| alternativeName |
Jonathan Eibeschütz
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Jonathan Eybeschütz ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Altona Jewish community
ⓘ
Metz Jewish community ⓘ
linked to:
Metz
Prague Jewish community ⓘ
linked to:
Prague Jewish Community
|
| birthPlace |
Cracow
ⓘ
linked to:
Kraków
Kraków ⓘ Poland ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1690 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Altona
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linked to:
Altona, Holstein
Denmark–Norway ⓘ present-day Germany ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1764 ⓘ |
| deniedAffiliation |
Sabbateanism
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linked to:
Shabbetai Tzvi movement
|
| education | yeshivot of Central Europe ⓘ |
| era | Acharonim ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Jewish homiletics ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| influenced |
Central European rabbinic scholarship
ⓘ
halachic discourse on Choshen Mishpat ⓘ homiletic literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Talmudic commentary
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controversy over alleged Sabbateanism ⓘ halachic responsa ⓘ sermons ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
ⓘ
Rabbinic Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement | Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| name |
Yonatan Eybeschutz
ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz
|
| notableEvent | Emden–Eybeschutz controversy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ahavat Yonatan
ⓘ
Bnei Ahuvah ⓘ Kreiti u-Pleiti ⓘ Urim ve-Tummim ⓘ
linked to:
Thummim
Ya'arot Devash ⓘ |
| opponent |
Rabbi Jacob Emden
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linked to:
Rabbi Yaakov Emden
|
| positionHeld |
Rosh Yeshiva
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rabbi of Metz ⓘ rabbi of Prague ⓘ rabbi of the triple community of Altona-Hamburg-Wandsbek ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| tradition |
Ashkenazi Judaism
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linked to:
Ashkenazi Jews
|
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Subject: Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz Description of subject: Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz was an 18th-century rabbinic leader, halachic authority, and renowned Talmudic scholar known for his influential responsa and for a major controversy with Rabbi Jacob Emden over alleged Sabbateanism.
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