Chol HaMoed
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Chol HaMoed is the intermediate, semi-festive period of the Jewish holidays of Sukkot and Passover, during which many work restrictions are relaxed while certain holiday observances continue.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chol HaMoed canonical | 5 |
| Chol Hamoed | 2 |
| Chol HaMoed Pesach | 1 |
| Chol HaMoed Sukkot | 1 |
| Hol HaMoed | 1 |
| Intermediate days of Passover | 1 |
| Moed | 1 |
| first day of Passover | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T320205 — 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: Chol HaMoed Context triple: [Sukkot, includes, Chol HaMoed]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
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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D.
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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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: Chol HaMoed Target entity description: Chol HaMoed is the intermediate, semi-festive period of the Jewish holidays of Sukkot and Passover, during which many work restrictions are relaxed while certain holiday observances continue.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
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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D.
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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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday time period
ⓘ
intermediate days of a festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Four Species on Sukkot
ⓘ
Sukkah dwelling on Sukkot ⓘ avoidance of chametz on Passover ⓘ |
| category | Jewish festival law ⓘ |
| custom |
family outings and trips
ⓘ
visiting relatives and friends ⓘ wearing Yom Tov or nicer clothing ⓘ |
| describedAs | semi-festive period ⓘ |
| discourages | unnecessary weekday work ⓘ |
| follows |
first Yom Tov day(s) of Passover
ⓘ
first Yom Tov day(s) of Sukkot ⓘ |
| governedBy | laws of melacha restrictions ⓘ |
| halachicStatus | mixture of weekday and festival ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Chol HaMoed
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chol Hamoed
Chol HaMoed self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hol HaMoed
|
| hasComponent |
Chol
ⓘ
Moed ⓘ |
| hasDuration |
4 days on Passover in Israel
ⓘ
4 days on Sukkot in Israel ⓘ 5 days on Passover in the Diaspora ⓘ 5 days on Sukkot in the Diaspora ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | חול המועד ⓘ |
| hasWorkRestrictions |
less strict than Yom Tov
ⓘ
partial ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | weekday of the festival ⓘ |
| liturgicalChange |
Musaf service
ⓘ
omission of Tachanun ⓘ special Torah readings ⓘ |
| observes |
Hallel
ⓘ
surface form:
Hallel (on Sukkot and Passover)
Yaaleh VeYavo in Amidah ⓘ Yaaleh VeYavo in Birkat HaMazon ⓘ certain holiday rituals ⓘ festival prayers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Passover
ⓘ
Sukkot ⓘ |
| permits |
certain light forms of labor
ⓘ
work for festival needs ⓘ work to prevent financial loss ⓘ |
| precedes |
Shemini Atzeret
ⓘ
last Yom Tov day(s) of Passover ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceIn |
Shulchan Aruch
ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
Nisan (for Passover)
ⓘ
Tishrei ⓘ
surface form:
Tishrei (for Sukkot)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chol HaMoed Description of subject: Chol HaMoed is the intermediate, semi-festive period of the Jewish holidays of Sukkot and Passover, during which many work restrictions are relaxed while certain holiday observances continue.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yom Tov
this entity surface form:
first day of Passover
subject surface form:
Yom Tov
this entity surface form:
Hol HaMoed
this entity surface form:
Chol Hamoed
this entity surface form:
Chol HaMoed Sukkot
this entity surface form:
Chol Hamoed
this entity surface form:
Intermediate days of Passover
this entity surface form:
Chol HaMoed Pesach