Shalosh Regalim

E41363

Jewish festival grouping religious observance

Shalosh Regalim are the three major Jewish pilgrimage festivals—Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot—during which ancient Israelites would ascend to the Temple in Jerusalem.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish festival grouping → religious observance →
agriculturalAssociation	barley harvest (Passover) → ingathering of produce (Sukkot) → wheat harvest (Shavuot) →
alsoCalled	Three Festivals → Three Pilgrimage Festivals →
associatedWithGroup	ancient Israelites →
associatedWithMitzvah	aliyah la-regel →
biblicalSource	Deuteronomy 16 → Exodus 23 → Exodus 34 →
category	Biblical festivals → Jewish holidays →
centralLocationInLiturgy	Amidah festival insertions → Musaf service →
commandedIn	Hebrew Bible → Torah →
consistsOf	Passover → Shavuot → Sukkot →
halakhicStatus	Yom Tov →
HebrewName	שלוש רגלים →
historicalPeriodOfPilgrimage	First Temple period → Second Temple period →
includesRitual	bringing sacrifices → festive meals → pilgrimage to Jerusalem → public Torah reading →
languageOfName	Hebrew →
linkedToAgriculturalCycle	yes →
linkedToHistoricalEvents	Exodus from Egypt (Passover) → Revelation at Sinai (Shavuot) → Wilderness wanderings (Sukkot) →
literalMeaning	three legs →
modernPractice	festival meals → recitation of Hallel → synagogue festival services →
numberOfFestivals	3 →
observanceType	pilgrimage festival →
pilgrimageDestination	Jerusalem → Temple in Jerusalem →
religion	Judaism →
theologicalTheme	covenant with God → divine providence over agriculture → national unity of Israel →
workRestrictions	similar to Sabbath with some leniencies →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Three Pilgrimage Festivals → Three Regalim →	alsoKnownAs
Shavuot → Sukkot →	category
Shavuot →	partOf