Yom Tov
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Yom Tov is a Jewish festival day on which work is restricted and special religious observances, prayers, and festive meals are held.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1849628 — 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: Yom Tov Context triple: [Shalosh Regalim, halakhicStatus, Yom Tov]
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A.
Purim Katan
Purim Katan is a minor Jewish observance marked in leap years on the 14th of Adar I, echoing the joy of Purim without its full set of rituals and commandments.
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B.
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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C.
Yamim Noraim
Yamim Noraim refers to the Jewish High Holy Days period encompassing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, marked by intense prayer, reflection, and repentance.
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D.
Hoshana Rabbah
Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, processions with willow branches, and themes of final judgment and divine sealing.
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E.
Rosh HaMemshala
Rosh HaMemshala is the Hebrew term for the Prime Minister of Israel, denoting the head of the Israeli government.
- 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: Yom Tov Target entity description: Yom Tov is a Jewish festival day on which work is restricted and special religious observances, prayers, and festive meals are held.
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A.
Purim Katan
Purim Katan is a minor Jewish observance marked in leap years on the 14th of Adar I, echoing the joy of Purim without its full set of rituals and commandments.
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B.
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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C.
Yamim Noraim
Yamim Noraim refers to the Jewish High Holy Days period encompassing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, marked by intense prayer, reflection, and repentance.
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D.
Hoshana Rabbah
Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, processions with willow branches, and themes of final judgment and divine sealing.
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E.
Rosh HaMemshala
Rosh HaMemshala is the Hebrew term for the Prime Minister of Israel, denoting the head of the Israeli government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
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surface form:
Yom Tov Sheni shel Galuyot (second festival day in the Diaspora)
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| characteristic |
Musaf prayer service
ⓘ
festive meals ⓘ lighting of Yom Tov candles ⓘ prohibition of melacha (creative work) ⓘ reading from the Torah ⓘ recitation of Hallel on many festivals ⓘ recitation of kiddush over wine ⓘ special synagogue prayers ⓘ wearing of holiday clothing ⓘ |
| emotionalTone | festive ⓘ |
| greeting |
Chag Sameach
ⓘ
Good Yom Tov ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
special kiddush text for festivals
ⓘ
special liturgical additions in the Amidah ⓘ |
| hasType |
biblical festival
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rabbinic festival ⓘ |
| includes |
Passover
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surface form:
Pesach
Rosh Hashanah ⓘ Shavuot ⓘ Shemini Atzeret ⓘ Simchat Torah ⓘ Sukkot ⓘ |
| includesInRabbinicCategory |
Hanukkah
ⓘ
Purim ⓘ |
| includesInSomeCommunities | Yom Kippur (regarding sanctity, though work is more restricted) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSource |
Halakha
ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ Torah ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | good day ⓘ |
| observanceVariesBy |
Jewish denomination
ⓘ
location (Israel vs. Diaspora) ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Jewish communities worldwide
ⓘ
Jews ⓘ |
| permits |
carrying in public domain (where otherwise allowed)
ⓘ
cooking from a pre-existing flame (with conditions) ⓘ |
| prohibits | most forms of melacha (creative labor) ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of historical and religious events
ⓘ
spiritual elevation and joy ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Jewish law ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires | preparation before the festival begins ⓘ |
| timeBegins | sunset ⓘ |
| timeEnds | nightfall of the following day or days ⓘ |
| workRestrictionsComparedTo | less strict than Shabbat in some respects ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yom Tov Description of subject: Yom Tov is a Jewish festival day on which work is restricted and special religious observances, prayers, and festive meals are held.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moed
subject surface form:
Shemini Atzeret