Al HaNissim
E285896
Al HaNissim is a Jewish liturgical prayer of thanksgiving recited on Hanukkah (and also on Purim), praising God for the miracles and deliverance granted to the Jewish people.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al HaNissim canonical | 2 |
| Al HaNissim insertion in Amidah | 1 |
| Al HaNissim on Purim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2652140 — 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: Al HaNissim Context triple: [Festival of Lights, liturgicalElement, Al HaNissim]
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A.
Shabbat Zachor
Shabbat Zachor is the special Sabbath immediately preceding Purim on which Jews read a Torah passage commanding the remembrance of Amalek’s attack on Israel.
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B.
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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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.
Rosh HaMemshala
Rosh HaMemshala is the Hebrew term for the Prime Minister of Israel, denoting the head of the Israeli government.
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E.
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.
- 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: Al HaNissim Target entity description: Al HaNissim is a Jewish liturgical prayer of thanksgiving recited on Hanukkah (and also on Purim), praising God for the miracles and deliverance granted to the Jewish people.
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A.
Shabbat Zachor
Shabbat Zachor is the special Sabbath immediately preceding Purim on which Jews read a Torah passage commanding the remembrance of Amalek’s attack on Israel.
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B.
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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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.
Rosh HaMemshala
Rosh HaMemshala is the Hebrew term for the Prime Minister of Israel, denoting the head of the Israeli government.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish liturgical prayer
ⓘ
thanksgiving prayer ⓘ |
| addressee | God ⓘ |
| associatedHoliday |
Hanukkah
ⓘ
Purim ⓘ |
| genre | piyyut ⓘ |
| halakhicDiscussion | subject of rabbinic debate regarding omission and repetition of prayers ⓘ |
| historicalReference |
Hasmonean victory over the Seleucids (Hanukkah version)
ⓘ
deliverance from Haman’s decree (Purim version) ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory |
festival addition to Amidah
ⓘ
festival addition to Grace After Meals ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
commemoration of historical salvation
ⓘ
praise for miracles ⓘ |
| liturgicalOccasion |
Hanukkah
ⓘ
Purim ⓘ |
| liturgicalPlacement |
inserted into the Modim (thanksgiving) blessing of the Amidah
ⓘ
inserted into the Nodeh Lecha (thanksgiving) blessing of Birkat HaMazon ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | customary addition rather than independent blessing ⓘ |
| liturgicalTime |
recited during all services of Hanukkah
ⓘ
recited during all services of Purim ⓘ |
| mentions |
battles
ⓘ
comforts ⓘ mighty deeds ⓘ miracles ⓘ salvations ⓘ wonders ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recall national salvation in times of danger
ⓘ
to thank God for past deliverance ⓘ |
| recitationGenderPractice | recited by both men and women in most communities ⓘ |
| recitedDuring |
Amidah
ⓘ
Birkat Hamazon ⓘ
surface form:
Birkat HaMazon
|
| religiousCommunity | Jewish people ⓘ |
| religiousLawContext | part of festival prayer regulations in halakha ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| riteUsage |
Ashkenazi rite
ⓘ
Baladi rite ⓘ
surface form:
Mizrahi rite
Sephardi rite ⓘ Yemenite rite ⓘ |
| textualStructure | introductory formula followed by historical narrative ⓘ |
| textualVariation | has minor wording differences among Jewish rites ⓘ |
| theme |
deliverance of the Jewish people
ⓘ
divine miracles ⓘ thanksgiving ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al HaNissim Description of subject: Al HaNissim is a Jewish liturgical prayer of thanksgiving recited on Hanukkah (and also on Purim), praising God for the miracles and deliverance granted to the Jewish people.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Al HaNissim on Purim
this entity surface form:
Al HaNissim insertion in Amidah