Musaf of Shemini Atzeret
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The Musaf of Shemini Atzeret is the additional festival Amidah recited on Shemini Atzeret, featuring liturgical themes of rain, divine judgment, and the unique sanctity of the day distinct from Sukkot.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Musaf of Shemini Atzeret canonical | 2 |
| Musaf of Simchat Torah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3719754 — 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: Musaf of Shemini Atzeret Context triple: [Musaf prayer, hasVariant, Musaf of Shemini Atzeret]
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A.
Abba Ahimeir
Abba Ahimeir was a prominent early 20th-century Zionist activist, journalist, and ideologue who helped shape the militant, nationalist current within Revisionist Zionism in Mandatory Palestine.
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B.
Abba Moses
Abba Moses, also known as Moses the Black, was a 4th-century Ethiopian desert monk and former bandit who became a renowned Christian ascetic and saint in the early monastic tradition.
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C.
Shlomo
Shlomo is the Hebrew name for King Solomon, the biblical monarch renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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D.
Benzion
Benzion is a Hebrew masculine given name meaning "son of Zion," traditionally used in Jewish communities.
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E.
Mivtsa Shlomo
Mivtsa Shlomo is the Hebrew name for Operation Solomon, the 1991 Israeli airlift that rapidly evacuated thousands of Ethiopian Jews to 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: Musaf of Shemini Atzeret Target entity description: The Musaf of Shemini Atzeret is the additional festival Amidah recited on Shemini Atzeret, featuring liturgical themes of rain, divine judgment, and the unique sanctity of the day distinct from Sukkot.
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A.
Abba Ahimeir
Abba Ahimeir was a prominent early 20th-century Zionist activist, journalist, and ideologue who helped shape the militant, nationalist current within Revisionist Zionism in Mandatory Palestine.
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B.
Abba Moses
Abba Moses, also known as Moses the Black, was a 4th-century Ethiopian desert monk and former bandit who became a renowned Christian ascetic and saint in the early monastic tradition.
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C.
Shlomo
Shlomo is the Hebrew name for King Solomon, the biblical monarch renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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D.
Benzion
Benzion is a Hebrew masculine given name meaning "son of Zion," traditionally used in Jewish communities.
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E.
Mivtsa Shlomo
Mivtsa Shlomo is the Hebrew name for Operation Solomon, the 1991 Israeli airlift that rapidly evacuated thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amidah
ⓘ
Jewish prayer ⓘ festival Musaf service ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eretz Yisrael agricultural cycle
ⓘ
end of the Sukkot festival cycle ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
different sacrificial passage from Sukkot
ⓘ
emphasis on Shemini Atzeret as a separate festival ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Musaf of Sukkot ⓘ |
| follows |
Shacharit
ⓘ
surface form:
Shacharit of Shemini Atzeret
|
| halachicStatus |
obligatory for adult Jewish males according to Orthodox halacha
ⓘ
time-bound positive commandment ⓘ |
| includesPiyyut | various piyyutim depending on custom ⓘ |
| includesPrayer |
Tefillat Geshem
ⓘ
mention of rain in the second blessing of the Amidah ⓘ |
| includesSection |
Amidah
ⓘ
surface form:
Amidah repetition
Ata Chonantanu (in Maariv, not Musaf) ⓘ Kedushah ⓘ Ya’aleh VeYavo ⓘ
surface form:
Yaaleh VeYavo
silent Amidah ⓘ |
| includesTheme |
divine judgment
ⓘ
holiness of the day ⓘ joy of the festival ⓘ kingship of God ⓘ remembrance of the Temple sacrifices ⓘ request for rain ⓘ separation from Sukkot ⓘ unique sanctity of Shemini Atzeret ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSource | Talmudic and post-Talmudic halachic codes ⓘ |
| liturgicalFormula | Ata Chonantanu is not part of Musaf ⓘ |
| liturgicalOccasion | Shemini Atzeret ⓘ |
| marksLiturgicalTransition | start of saying Mashiv Haruach U’Morid HaGeshem ⓘ |
| mentionsSacrifices | Musaf offerings of Shemini Atzeret in the Temple ⓘ |
| nusachVariant |
Nusach Ashkenaz
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashkenazi rite
Italian rite ⓘ Romaniote rite ⓘ Sephardi rite ⓘ Yemenite liturgy ⓘ
surface form:
Yemenite rite
|
| partOf |
Shemini Atzeret
ⓘ
surface form:
Shemini Atzeret prayer service
Yom Tov tefillah ⓘ |
| performedBy |
chazzan (cantor)
ⓘ
congregation ⓘ |
| precedes | concluding parts of the morning service ⓘ |
| recitedOn |
22 Tishrei (first day of Shemini Atzeret in the Diaspora)
ⓘ
22 Tishrei (in the Land of Israel) ⓘ Shemini Atzeret ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| seasonalChange | beginning of Geshem prayer in many rites ⓘ |
| textSource | traditional siddur ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | morning ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Musaf of Simchat Torah