author Moshe Isserles
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Ashkenazi Jew
Jewish legal scholar
Polish Jew
Talmudist
halakhic authority
kabbalist
philosopher
posek
rabbi
Moshe Isserles was a prominent 16th-century Polish rabbi and halakhic authority, best known for his glosses on the Shulchan Aruch that shaped Ashkenazi Jewish law and practice.
All labels observed (1)
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|---|---|
| author Moshe Isserles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: author Moshe Isserles Context triple: [Darkhei Moshe, namedAfter, author Moshe Isserles]
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A.
Israel Isserlein
Israel Isserlein was a prominent 15th-century Ashkenazi rabbi and halakhic authority whose rulings significantly influenced later Jewish law.
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B.
Moshe Nissim
Moshe Nissim is an Israeli politician and lawyer who held several senior government positions, including serving as Israel’s Minister of Finance in the late 1980s.
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C.
Mendele Mocher Sforim
Mendele Mocher Sforim was a pioneering 19th-century Jewish writer often called the “grandfather” of modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature.
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D.
Moshe Smilansky
Moshe Smilansky was a prominent Zionist pioneer, Hebrew writer, and agricultural leader in pre-state Israel, known for his stories about rural life and his role in developing Jewish settlement.
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E.
Moshe Rosenblum
Moshe Rosenblum is known primarily as the son of Herzl Rosenblum, a prominent Israeli journalist, politician, and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
- 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: author Moshe Isserles Target entity description: Moshe Isserles was a prominent 16th-century Polish rabbi and halakhic authority, best known for his glosses on the Shulchan Aruch that shaped Ashkenazi Jewish law and practice.
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A.
Israel Isserlein
Israel Isserlein was a prominent 15th-century Ashkenazi rabbi and halakhic authority whose rulings significantly influenced later Jewish law.
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B.
Moshe Nissim
Moshe Nissim is an Israeli politician and lawyer who held several senior government positions, including serving as Israel’s Minister of Finance in the late 1980s.
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C.
Mendele Mocher Sforim
Mendele Mocher Sforim was a pioneering 19th-century Jewish writer often called the “grandfather” of modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature.
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D.
Moshe Smilansky
Moshe Smilansky was a prominent Zionist pioneer, Hebrew writer, and agricultural leader in pre-state Israel, known for his stories about rural life and his role in developing Jewish settlement.
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E.
Moshe Rosenblum
Moshe Rosenblum is known primarily as the son of Herzl Rosenblum, a prominent Israeli journalist, politician, and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ashkenazi Jew
ⓘ
Jewish legal scholar ⓘ Polish Jew ⓘ Talmudist ⓘ halakhic authority ⓘ kabbalist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1530 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Poland
ⓘ
Kraków ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Old Jewish Cemetery, Kraków
ⓘ
linked to:
Remuh Cemetery in Kraków
|
| commemoratedBy |
Rema Cemetery in Kraków
ⓘ
linked to:
Remuh Cemetery in Kraków
Rema Synagogue in Kraków ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Arba'ah Turim
ⓘ
linked to:
Arba’ah Turim
Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Yosef Karo ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1 May 1572 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of Poland
ⓘ
Kraków ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ashkenazi Jewish ⓘ |
| field |
Halakha
ⓘ
Jewish philosophy ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
Talmudic commentary
ⓘ
halakhic glosses ⓘ philosophical treatises ⓘ responsa ⓘ |
| honorific |
Rabbi
ⓘ
Rema ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ashkenazi halakha
ⓘ
Central European rabbinic tradition ⓘ codifiers of Jewish law after the 16th century ⓘ later Polish rabbis ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Israel Isserlein
ⓘ
Moses Isserles' father Israel Isserles ⓘ
linked to:
Israel Isserlein
Moses Isserles' teachers in Lublin and Kraków ⓘ Yaakov ben Asher ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Darkhei Moshe
ⓘ
Torat ha-Olah ⓘ
linked to:
Torat HaOlah
codification of Ashkenazi halakhic custom ⓘ glosses on the Shulchan Aruch ⓘ responsa collection ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
Ashkenazi
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashkenaz
Halakha ⓘ |
| movement | Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| name |
Moses Isserles
ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Moshe Isserles
Moshe Isserles ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Moshe Isserles
Moshe Isserlis ⓘ Moshe ben Israel Isserles ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Moshe Isserles
|
| nationality | Polish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Darkhei Moshe
ⓘ
HaMapah (glosses on Shulchan Aruch) ⓘ
linked to:
Mapah on Shulchan Aruch
Teshuvot Rema ⓘ Torat ha-Olah ⓘ
linked to:
Torat HaOlah
|
| occupation |
halakhic decisor
ⓘ
rabbi ⓘ rosh yeshiva ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Kraków
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of yeshiva in Kraków
ⓘ
rabbi of Kraków ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
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Subject: author Moshe Isserles Description of subject: Moshe Isserles was a prominent 16th-century Polish rabbi and halakhic authority, best known for his glosses on the Shulchan Aruch that shaped Ashkenazi Jewish law and practice.
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