Three Regalim

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


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish pilgrimage festivals
set of religious holidays
alsoKnownAs Shalosh Regalim
associatedWith agricultural cycle in ancient Israel
historical events of the Jewish people
basedOn biblical commandments in the Torah
calendarSystem Hebrew calendar
category Jewish holidays
ceasedPilgrimagePractice after destruction of the Second Temple
centralLocation Jerusalem
centralSanctuary Temple in Jerusalem
commandedFor adult male Israelites in biblical times
culturalSignificance central to Jewish liturgical and communal life
distinguishedFrom High Holy Days (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur)
hasPart Passover
Shavuot
Sukkot
hebrewName שלוש רגלים
holidayType Yom Tov
involves bringing first fruits in Temple times
communal rejoicing
special festival offerings
languageOfTerm Hebrew
legalSource Halakha
liturgicalSignificance special prayers and Torah readings
mentionedIn Book of Deuteronomy
Book of Exodus
modernPractice festive meals and family gatherings
synagogue services instead of Temple pilgrimage
observedBy Jews
occursIn Nisan
Sivan
Tishrei
originalPractice pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem
pilgrimageVerb aliyah la-regel
relatedConcept Hakhel assembly in the Temple era
Omer counting between Passover and Shavuot
religion Judaism
sacrificialPractice offering of festival sacrifices in the Temple period
scripturalCommand “Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord God”
theme gratitude for divine providence
national unity of Israel
remembrance of the Exodus and revelation
timePeriodOfPilgrimage First Temple period
Second Temple period

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Three Pilgrimage Festivals
alsoKnownAs
Passover
category

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