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.
Aliases (4)
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
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| 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
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| definedAs |
biblically mandated Jewish festival day
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| determinedBy |
lunar-solar calendar
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| differenceFromShabbat |
certain labors for food preparation permitted
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| excludes |
intermediate days of festivals (Chol HaMoed)
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| halachicCategory |
Yom Tov Rishon (first festival day)
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Yom Tov Sheni shel Galuyot (second festival day in diaspora) → |
| includes |
Passover
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Rosh Hashanah → Shavuot → Shemini Atzeret → Simchat Torah → Sukkot → first day of Passover → first day of Sukkot → last day of Passover → last day of Sukkot → |
| language |
Hebrew
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| literalMeaning |
good day
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| notClassifiedAs |
Chol HaMoed
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fast day → |
| observedBy |
Conservative Jews
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Orthodox Jews → many Reform Jews → religious Jews → |
| pluralForm |
Yamim Tovim
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| purpose |
commemoration of historical and agricultural events in Jewish tradition
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| religiousTradition |
Judaism
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| requires |
Eruv Tavshilin for some cooking from Yom Tov to Shabbat
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| sourceText |
Hebrew Bible
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Torah → |
| workProhibition |
carrying in public domain generally permitted
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cooking from an existing flame generally permitted → melacha generally forbidden → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Shavuot
("Yom Tov")
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Shavuot ("Yom Tov") → |
halachicStatus |
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Shabbat
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distinguishedFrom |
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Yom Tov
("Yom Tov Sheni shel Galuyot (second festival day in diaspora)")
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halachicCategory |
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Mincha
("Jewish festivals")
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liturgicalSignificance |
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Ketuvim
("Megillot read on Jewish festivals")
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liturgicalUse |