High Holy Days

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Hebrew calendar observance Jewish religious observance period religious holiday season

The High Holy Days are the most sacred period in the Jewish calendar, encompassing the solemn days of reflection, repentance, and renewal that begin with Rosh Hashanah and culminate in Yom Kippur.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Jewish High Holy Days	2
High Holy Days (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur)	1
time when God is considered especially close in many Jewish teachings	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hebrew calendar observance ⓘ Jewish religious observance period ⓘ religious holiday season ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Yamim Noraim ⓘ surface form: Days of Awe Yamim Noraim ⓘ
associatedPractice	blowing of the shofar ⓘ charity ⓘ confessional prayers ⓘ increased Torah study ⓘ selichot prayers ⓘ teshuvah ⓘ
calendar	Hebrew calendar ⓘ
characterizedBy	communal worship ⓘ fasting ⓘ introspection ⓘ prayer ⓘ reflection ⓘ renewal ⓘ repentance ⓘ
consistsOf	Rosh Hashanah ⓘ Yom Kippur ⓘ
culturalSignificance	most sacred period in Jewish year ⓘ
durationDescription	ten days of repentance ⓘ
endWith	Yom Kippur ⓘ
halachicCategory	Yamim Noraim ⓘ
includePeriod	Ten Days of Repentance ⓘ
languageOfName	Hebrew ⓘ
legalStatusInIsrael	public holidays ⓘ
liturgicalElement	Avinu Malkeinu ⓘ Unetaneh Tokef ⓘ
liturgicalText	Machzor ⓘ
observedBy	religious Jews ⓘ secular or cultural Jews ⓘ
occursInMonth	Tishrei ⓘ
precededBy	month of Elul ⓘ
purpose	renewing commitment to mitzvot ⓘ seeking forgiveness from God ⓘ seeking forgiveness from other people ⓘ spiritual self-examination ⓘ
relatedConcept	the Book of Life ⓘ surface form: Book of Life divine kingship of God ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
startWith	Rosh Hashanah ⓘ
theme	atonement ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ moral accountability ⓘ renewal of covenant with God ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yamim Noraim → alsoKnownAs → High Holy Days ⓘ

Elul → associatedWith → High Holy Days ⓘ

Selichot → associatedWith → High Holy Days ⓘ

Rosh Hashanah → category → High Holy Days ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jewish High Holy Days

Three Regalim → distinguishedFrom → High Holy Days ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Holy Days (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur)

Elul → hasSymbolicMeaning → High Holy Days ⓘ

this entity surface form: time when God is considered especially close in many Jewish teachings

Al Chet → liturgicalContext → High Holy Days ⓘ

Vidui (confessional prayer) → liturgicalContext → High Holy Days ⓘ

Unetaneh Tokef → liturgicalSeason → High Holy Days ⓘ

Aseret Yemei Teshuvah → partOf → High Holy Days ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jewish High Holy Days

Neilah → partOf → High Holy Days ⓘ

Rosh Hashanah → partOf → High Holy Days ⓘ

Amidah → recitedOn → High Holy Days ⓘ

Ten Days of Repentance → theologicalContext → High Holy Days ⓘ