Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
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Yom Tov refers to the biblically mandated Jewish festival days, such as Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot, marked by special prayers, festive meals, and partial work restrictions.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yom Tov (Jewish festival days) Context triple: [Shabbat, distinguishedFrom, Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)]
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A.
Shabbat
Shabbat is the Jewish weekly day of rest and spiritual renewal, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening with prayer, festive meals, and abstention from work.
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B.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest festival and pilgrimage holiday commemorating the Israelites’ dwelling in temporary shelters after the Exodus from Egypt.
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C.
Purim
Purim is a joyous Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia as recounted in the biblical Book of Esther, celebrated with feasting, costumes, charity, and the reading of the Megillah.
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D.
Hanukkah
Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and celebrated by lighting a menorah, reciting special prayers, and enjoying traditional foods.
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E.
Passover
Passover is a major Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, marked by ritual meals, storytelling, and the avoidance of leavened bread.
- 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: Yom Tov (Jewish festival days) Target entity description: Yom Tov refers to the biblically mandated Jewish festival days, such as Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot, marked by special prayers, festive meals, and partial work restrictions.
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A.
Shabbat
Shabbat is the Jewish weekly day of rest and spiritual renewal, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening with prayer, festive meals, and abstention from work.
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B.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest festival and pilgrimage holiday commemorating the Israelites’ dwelling in temporary shelters after the Exodus from Egypt.
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C.
Purim
Purim is a joyous Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia as recounted in the biblical Book of Esther, celebrated with feasting, costumes, charity, and the reading of the Megillah.
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D.
Hanukkah
Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and celebrated by lighting a menorah, reciting special prayers, and enjoying traditional foods.
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E.
Passover
Passover is a major Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, marked by ritual meals, storytelling, and the avoidance of leavened bread.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday category
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halachic concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hallel recitation on many festivals
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Musaf prayer ⓘ Yaaleh VeYavo insertion in Amidah ⓘ Yaaleh VeYavo insertion in Birkat Hamazon ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Kiddush over wine
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festive meals ⓘ holiday-specific liturgy ⓘ lighting of festival candles ⓘ partial work restrictions ⓘ special prayers ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Mishnah
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Shulchan Aruch ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Shabbat ⓘ |
| definedAs | biblically mandated Jewish festival day ⓘ |
| determinedBy | lunar-solar calendar ⓘ |
| differenceFromShabbat | certain labors for food preparation permitted ⓘ |
| excludes | intermediate days of festivals (Chol HaMoed) ⓘ |
| halachicCategory |
Yom Tov Rishon (first festival day)
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Yom Tov (Jewish festival days) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yom Tov Sheni shel Galuyot (second festival day in diaspora)
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| includes |
Passover
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Rosh Hashanah ⓘ Shavuot ⓘ Shemini Atzeret ⓘ Shemini Atzeret ⓘ
surface form:
Simchat Torah
Sukkot ⓘ Chol HaMoed ⓘ
surface form:
first day of Passover
first day of Sukkot ⓘ last day of Passover ⓘ last day of Sukkot ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | good day ⓘ |
| notClassifiedAs |
Chol HaMoed
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fast day ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Conservative Judaism
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surface form:
Conservative Jews
Orthodox Judaism ⓘ
surface form:
Orthodox Jews
many Reform Jews ⓘ religious Jews ⓘ |
| pluralForm | Yamim Tovim ⓘ |
| purpose | commemoration of historical and agricultural events in Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires | Eruv Tavshilin for some cooking from Yom Tov to Shabbat ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Torah ⓘ |
| workProhibition |
carrying in public domain generally permitted
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cooking from an existing flame generally permitted ⓘ melacha generally forbidden ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Yom Tov (Jewish festival days) Description of subject: Yom Tov refers to the biblically mandated Jewish festival days, such as Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot, marked by special prayers, festive meals, and partial work restrictions.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Megillot read on Jewish festivals
subject surface form:
Shavuot
this entity surface form:
Yom Tov
this entity surface form:
Yom Tov
Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
→
halachicCategory
→
Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Yom Tov
this entity surface form:
Yom Tov Sheni shel Galuyot (second festival day in diaspora)
this entity surface form:
Jewish festivals
this entity surface form:
Yom Tov Sheni shel Galuyot (second festival day in the Diaspora)
this entity surface form:
Jewish festivals