Chayei Adam
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Chayei Adam is a classic halachic work by Rabbi Avraham Danzig that systematically summarizes and clarifies practical Jewish law from the Shulchan Aruch, particularly Orach Chaim.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chayei Adam canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chayei Adam Context triple: [Taz, influenced, Chayei Adam]
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A.
Torat HaAdam
Torat HaAdam is a halakhic and ethical treatise by the medieval Jewish scholar Moses ben Nahman (Nachmanides), primarily dealing with laws and customs surrounding illness, death, and mourning.
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B.
Mesillat Yesharim
Mesillat Yesharim is a classic 18th-century Jewish ethical work by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto that systematically guides personal spiritual and moral development.
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C.
Torat Chayim
Torat Chayim is a modern edition of the Mikraot Gedolot that presents the biblical text alongside classic rabbinic commentaries in a clear, scholarly format.
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D.
Sefer HaChinuch
Sefer HaChinuch is a 13th-century Jewish work that systematically enumerates and explains the 613 biblical commandments, focusing on their practical laws and underlying ethical and spiritual reasons.
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E.
Mishneh LaMelech
Mishneh LaMelech is a classic rabbinic commentary by Rabbi Yehudah Rosanes that provides analytical elucidation and halachic discussion on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
- 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: Chayei Adam Target entity description: Chayei Adam is a classic halachic work by Rabbi Avraham Danzig that systematically summarizes and clarifies practical Jewish law from the Shulchan Aruch, particularly Orach Chaim.
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A.
Torat HaAdam
Torat HaAdam is a halakhic and ethical treatise by the medieval Jewish scholar Moses ben Nahman (Nachmanides), primarily dealing with laws and customs surrounding illness, death, and mourning.
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B.
Mesillat Yesharim
Mesillat Yesharim is a classic 18th-century Jewish ethical work by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto that systematically guides personal spiritual and moral development.
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C.
Torat Chayim
Torat Chayim is a modern edition of the Mikraot Gedolot that presents the biblical text alongside classic rabbinic commentaries in a clear, scholarly format.
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D.
Sefer HaChinuch
Sefer HaChinuch is a 13th-century Jewish work that systematically enumerates and explains the 613 biblical commandments, focusing on their practical laws and underlying ethical and spiritual reasons.
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E.
Mishneh LaMelech
Mishneh LaMelech is a classic rabbinic commentary by Rabbi Yehudah Rosanes that provides analytical elucidation and halachic discussion on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halachic work
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sefer ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify rulings of Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim
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summarize practical halacha ⓘ |
| audience |
laypeople
ⓘ
rabbis ⓘ |
| author | Rabbi Avraham Danzig ⓘ |
| basedOn | Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| bibliographicCategory | halachic code ⓘ |
| citationForm | Chayei Adam, klal X, siman Y ⓘ |
| citedBy | later poskim ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
Shabbat laws
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Yom Tov laws ⓘ blessings ⓘ daily Jewish law ⓘ interpersonal mitzvot ⓘ kashrut (dietary laws) ⓘ laws of charity ⓘ prayer ⓘ synagogue conduct ⓘ |
| denomination | Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Orach Chaim
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linked to:
Orach Chayim
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| genre | Jewish law ⓘ |
| halachicApproach | Ashkenazic tradition ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Chaye Adam
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Chayei Adam ⓘ Hayyei Adam ⓘ |
| hasCommentary | Nishmas Adam ⓘ |
| hasEdition | modern annotated editions ⓘ |
| influenced | later halachic digests ⓘ |
| intendedUse | everyday observance guide ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Acharonim literature ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Vilna region
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linked to:
Vilna Governorate
|
| relatedWork | Chochmat Adam ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | widely respected halachic authority text ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure |
klalim (general principles)
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simanim (sections) ⓘ |
| subject | practical halacha ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
halachic study
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practical halachic guidance ⓘ |
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Subject: Chayei Adam Description of subject: Chayei Adam is a classic halachic work by Rabbi Avraham Danzig that systematically summarizes and clarifies practical Jewish law from the Shulchan Aruch, particularly Orach Chaim.
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