biblical Jewish practice of ascending to Jerusalem and the Temple on major pilgrimage festivals

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Aliyah la-regel is the biblical Jewish pilgrimage tradition in which worshippers traveled to Jerusalem and the Temple on the major festivals of Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish religious practice
pilgrimage
associatedWithCommandment “Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord God”
associatedWithFestival Passover
Shavuot
Sukkot
associatedWithPassoverTheme Exodus from Egypt
associatedWithShavuotTheme giving of the Torah
associatedWithSukkotTheme dwelling in booths in the wilderness
category Ancient Jewish pilgrimage
Biblical commandments
Jewish festivals
ceasedAsBiblicalPracticeAfter destruction of the Second Temple
centralLocation Jerusalem
Temple Mount
commandedIn Deuteronomy 16:1–17
Exodus 23:14–17
Exodus 34:22–24
distinguishedFrom daily Temple worship
festivalType pilgrimage festival
genderRequirementInBible males obligated
hasBiblicalBasisIn Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Torah
hebrewName עלייה לרגל
involves appearing before God
bringing sacrifices
travel to Jerusalem
languageOfTerm Hebrew
linkedConcept Temple sacrifice
korban chagigah
olah re’iyah
shalosh regalim
literalMeaning ascent for the festival
going up to the festival
modernEcho festival pilgrimages to Jerusalem without sacrifices
visiting the Western Wall on festivals
participation women often participated voluntarily
practicedBy Jews
ancient Israelites
linked to: Israelites
purpose commemoration of historical events
national religious gathering
worship of God in the Temple
relatedPractice aliyah to the Land of Israel
religiousTradition Judaism
requiresPilgrimageTo Jerusalem
Temple in Jerusalem
timePeriodPracticed First Temple period
Second Temple period

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Aliyah la-regel describedAs biblical Jewish practice of ascending to Jerusalem and the Temple on major pilgrimage festivals
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