Eighth Day of Assembly
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Eighth Day of Assembly is a Jewish holiday that directly follows the seven days of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, festive meals, and, in many communities, the celebration of Simchat Torah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eighth Day of Assembly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2045345 — 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: Eighth Day of Assembly Context triple: [Shemini Atzeret, hasMeaning, Eighth Day of Assembly]
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A.
The 18th Day
The 18th Day is the debut studio album by British singer-rapper Estelle, blending R&B, hip hop, and soul to introduce her distinctive sound.
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B.
Day of the Sun
Day of the Sun is North Korea’s most important national holiday, marking the birth anniversary of founding leader Kim Il-sung with large-scale celebrations and state ceremonies.
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C.
Day of the Vow
Day of the Vow is a South African Afrikaner religious and historical holiday commemorating the Voortrekkers’ victory over the Zulu at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
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D.
Jubilant Day
"Jubilant Day" is a song by the New Zealand indie-pop band The Oceanic.
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E.
Specimen Days
Specimen Days is a prose work by Walt Whitman that blends memoir, nature writing, and reflections on the American Civil War and 19th-century life.
- 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: Eighth Day of Assembly Target entity description: Eighth Day of Assembly is a Jewish holiday that directly follows the seven days of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, festive meals, and, in many communities, the celebration of Simchat Torah.
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A.
The 18th Day
The 18th Day is the debut studio album by British singer-rapper Estelle, blending R&B, hip hop, and soul to introduce her distinctive sound.
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B.
Day of the Sun
Day of the Sun is North Korea’s most important national holiday, marking the birth anniversary of founding leader Kim Il-sung with large-scale celebrations and state ceremonies.
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C.
Day of the Vow
Day of the Vow is a South African Afrikaner religious and historical holiday commemorating the Voortrekkers’ victory over the Zulu at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
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D.
Jubilant Day
"Jubilant Day" is a song by the New Zealand indie-pop band The Oceanic.
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E.
Specimen Days
Specimen Days is a prose work by Walt Whitman that blends memoir, nature writing, and reflections on the American Civil War and 19th-century life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Simchat Torah ⓘ |
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish festivals and holidays
ⓘ
Tishrei observances ⓘ |
| coincidesWith |
Simchat Torah
ⓘ
surface form:
Simchat Torah in Israel
|
| follows | Sukkot ⓘ |
| followsAfterNumberOfDays | 7 ⓘ |
| halachicStatus | separate festival from Sukkot in many legal respects ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalSource |
2 Chronicles 7:8–10 (as a narrative reference)
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Leviticus 23 ⓘ
surface form:
Leviticus 23:36
Numbers 29:35–38 ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
no dwelling in the sukkah in Israel
ⓘ
some diaspora communities still eat in the sukkah without a blessing ⓘ |
| hasDuration |
1 day (in Israel)
ⓘ
2 days (in the Jewish diaspora, together with Simchat Torah) ⓘ |
| hasEtymology |
Neilah
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surface form:
“Atzeret” meaning assembly or stopping/holding back
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| hasLiturgicalElement |
Musaf service with festival insertions
ⓘ
prayer for rain (Tefillat Geshem) in many rites ⓘ special Amidah for Yom Tov ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasNameInHebrew | Shemini Atzeret ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
assembly before God
ⓘ
conclusion of Sukkot season ⓘ |
| hasType |
Yom Tov
ⓘ
festival day ⓘ |
| hasWorkRestriction | melacha prohibited (similar to Shabbat, with some differences) ⓘ |
| immediatelyPrecedes | Simchat Torah in many diaspora communities ⓘ |
| includesPractice |
Hallel (full or partial, depending on custom)
ⓘ
Shehecheyanu blessing ⓘ Torah readings ⓘ festive meals ⓘ recitation of Yizkor in many communities ⓘ special prayers ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf | rainy season prayers in the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| observedBy | Jews ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Tishrei ⓘ |
| occursOnHebrewDate |
22 Tishrei (in Israel)
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22–23 Tishrei (in the diaspora, with Simchat Torah) ⓘ |
| partOf |
High Holy Days
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surface form:
Jewish High Holiday season
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| relatedTo |
Hoshana Rabbah
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Simchat Torah ⓘ Sukkot ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eighth Day of Assembly Description of subject: Eighth Day of Assembly is a Jewish holiday that directly follows the seven days of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, festive meals, and, in many communities, the celebration of Simchat Torah.
Referenced by (1)
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