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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chol Hamoed | 1 |
| Hol HaMoed | 1 |
| Moed | 1 |
| first day of Passover | 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.
this entity surface form:
Hol HaMoed
this entity surface form:
Chol Hamoed
subject surface form:
Yom Tov
this entity surface form:
first day of Passover
subject surface form:
Yom Tov