Chol HaMoed

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Chol HaMoed is the intermediate, semi-festive period of the Jewish holidays of Sukkot and Passover, during which many work restrictions are relaxed while certain holiday observances continue.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Chol Hamoed 1
Hol HaMoed 1
Moed 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish holiday time period
intermediate days of a festival
associatedWith Four Species on Sukkot
Sukkah dwelling on Sukkot
avoidance of chametz on Passover
category Jewish festival law
custom family outings and trips
visiting relatives and friends
wearing Yom Tov or nicer clothing
describedAs semi-festive period
discourages unnecessary weekday work
follows first Yom Tov day(s) of Passover
first Yom Tov day(s) of Sukkot
governedBy laws of melacha restrictions
halachicStatus mixture of weekday and festival
hasAlternativeTransliteration Chol HaMoed self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chol Hamoed

Chol HaMoed self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hol HaMoed
hasComponent Chol
Moed
hasDuration 4 days on Passover in Israel
4 days on Sukkot in Israel
5 days on Passover in the Diaspora
5 days on Sukkot in the Diaspora
hasHebrewName חול המועד
hasWorkRestrictions less strict than Yom Tov
partial
literalMeaning weekday of the festival
liturgicalChange Musaf service
omission of Tachanun
special Torah readings
observes Hallel
surface form: Hallel (on Sukkot and Passover)

Yaaleh VeYavo in Amidah
Yaaleh VeYavo in Birkat HaMazon
certain holiday rituals
festival prayers
partOf Passover
Sukkot
permits certain light forms of labor
work for festival needs
work to prevent financial loss
precedes Shemini Atzeret
last Yom Tov day(s) of Passover
religion Judaism
sourceIn Shulchan Aruch
Talmud
timeOfYear Nisan (for Passover)
Tishrei
surface form: Tishrei (for Sukkot)

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chol HaMoed hasAlternativeTransliteration Chol HaMoed self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hol HaMoed
Chol HaMoed hasAlternativeTransliteration Chol HaMoed self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chol Hamoed
Mishnah hasPart Chol HaMoed
this entity surface form: Moed
Sukkot includes Chol HaMoed
subject surface form: Yom Tov
this entity surface form: first day of Passover
subject surface form: Yom Tov