Shabbat Zachor
E106552
Shabbat Zachor is the special Sabbath immediately preceding Purim on which Jews read a Torah passage commanding the remembrance of Amalek’s attack on Israel.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sabbath of Remembrance | 1 |
| Shabbat HaMalkah | 1 |
| Shabbat Zachor canonical | 1 |
| שבת זכור | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T764169 — 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: Shabbat Zachor Context triple: [Adar, containsSpecialSabbath, Shabbat Zachor]
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A.
Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
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B.
Yamim Noraim
Yamim Noraim refers to the Jewish High Holy Days period encompassing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, marked by intense prayer, reflection, and repentance.
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C.
Hoshana Rabbah
Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, processions with willow branches, and themes of final judgment and divine sealing.
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D.
Har HaZikaron
Har HaZikaron is Israel’s national cemetery and memorial site in Jerusalem, serving as the burial place for many of the country’s leaders and fallen soldiers.
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E.
Shavuot
Shavuot is a major Jewish festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and marks the wheat harvest in Israel.
- 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: Shabbat Zachor Target entity description: Shabbat Zachor is the special Sabbath immediately preceding Purim on which Jews read a Torah passage commanding the remembrance of Amalek’s attack on Israel.
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A.
Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
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B.
Yamim Noraim
Yamim Noraim refers to the Jewish High Holy Days period encompassing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, marked by intense prayer, reflection, and repentance.
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C.
Hoshana Rabbah
Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, processions with willow branches, and themes of final judgment and divine sealing.
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D.
Har HaZikaron
Har HaZikaron is Israel’s national cemetery and memorial site in Jerusalem, serving as the burial place for many of the country’s leaders and fallen soldiers.
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E.
Shavuot
Shavuot is a major Jewish festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and marks the wheat harvest in Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holy day
ⓘ
special Shabbat ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
collective Jewish memory
ⓘ
link between historical memory and present religious duty ⓘ struggle against evil embodied by Amalek ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Purim story in the Book of Esther ⓘ |
| associatedMitzvah |
eradicating the memory of Amalek
ⓘ
remembering Amalek ⓘ |
| audienceEmphasis |
men are especially obligated to hear the reading
ⓘ
women customarily attend to hear the reading in many communities ⓘ |
| calendarContext | occurs in the month of Adar or Adar II in leap years ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category | Arba Parshiyot ⓘ |
| commonHaftarah | 1 Samuel 15:2–34 in many rites ⓘ |
| conceptualLinkToPurim |
Haman
ⓘ
surface form:
Amalek is seen as the ancestor of Haman
|
| haftarahTheme | war against Amalek ⓘ |
| halachicDiscussionIn |
Shulchan Aruch
ⓘ
surface form:
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim
|
| halachicStatus | many authorities consider hearing its reading a Torah-level obligation ⓘ |
| hebrewName |
Shabbat Zachor
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
שבת זכור
|
| languageOfReading | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalEmphasis | remembrance and eradication of Amalek’s legacy ⓘ |
| liturgicalFeature | special Torah reading ⓘ |
| liturgicalPractice |
Torah reading is often read with special care and precision
ⓘ
congregation reads the Amalek passage from a Torah scroll ⓘ some communities repeat key verses to ensure all hear them clearly ⓘ |
| namedAfter | commandment to remember Amalek ⓘ |
| observedBy | religiously observant Jews ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Israel
ⓘ
Jewish communities worldwide ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Purim ⓘ |
| oneOfSeries | four special Sabbaths around Purim and Passover ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
obligation to remember and not forget Amalek
ⓘ
remembrance of Amalek ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prepare spiritually for Purim
ⓘ
to reinforce the commandment to remember Amalek before reading Megillat Esther ⓘ |
| readingLocation | synagogue ⓘ |
| readingPlacement | maftir aliyah ⓘ |
| relativeTimeToPurim | Shabbat immediately preceding Purim ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| seriesMembersWith |
Shabbat HaChodesh
ⓘ
Shabbat Parah ⓘ Shabbat Shekalim ⓘ |
| torahPortionContext | read in addition to the regular weekly parashah ⓘ |
| torahReading | Deuteronomy 25:17–19 ⓘ |
| torahReadingTheme | Amalek’s attack on Israel after the Exodus ⓘ |
| translation |
Shabbat Zachor
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sabbath of Remembrance
|
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Input
Subject: Shabbat Zachor Description of subject: Shabbat Zachor is the special Sabbath immediately preceding Purim on which Jews read a Torah passage commanding the remembrance of Amalek’s attack on Israel.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sabbath Queen
this entity surface form:
Shabbat HaMalkah
this entity surface form:
שבת זכור
this entity surface form:
Sabbath of Remembrance