Hoshana Rabbah
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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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoshana Raba | 1 |
| Hoshana Rabba | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
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religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hoshana Rabbah
ⓘ
surface form:
Hoshana Raba
Hoshana Rabbah ⓘ
surface form:
Hoshana Rabba
|
| associatedObject |
aravot (willow branches)
ⓘ
etrog ⓘ lulav ⓘ sukkah ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
beating willow branches
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circling the bimah ⓘ extended morning prayers ⓘ hoshanot processions ⓘ recitation of Psalms ⓘ special piyyutim ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashkenazi liturgical traditions
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Sephardi liturgical traditions ⓘ |
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| custom |
reading Deuteronomy or parts of Deuteronomy in some communities
ⓘ
reciting the entire book of Psalms in some communities ⓘ remaining in the sukkah ⓘ special festive meals ⓘ staying up for night study in some communities ⓘ wearing holiday clothing ⓘ |
| dateRule |
21st of Tishrei (outside Israel)
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7th day of Sukkot ⓘ |
| follows | sixth day of Sukkot ⓘ |
| geographicalPractice | observed by Jews worldwide ⓘ |
| halachicStatus |
chol hamoed day
ⓘ
not a full Yom Tov ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Great Hoshana ⓘ |
| liturgicalTheme |
divine sealing of decrees
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final judgment ⓘ prayer for rain ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | hoshanot prayers ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Tishrei ⓘ |
| partOf | Sukkot ⓘ |
| positionInFestival | seventh day of Sukkot ⓘ |
| prayerText |
Hallel
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additional piyyutim in some rites ⓘ hoshanot ⓘ |
| precedes |
Shemini Atzeret
ⓘ
Simchat Torah ⓘ
surface form:
Simchat Torah (in many communities)
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| symbolism |
judgment concerning water and rain
ⓘ
sealing of the Book of Life ⓘ |
| theologicalAssociation |
culmination of High Holy Day season
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finalization of Yom Kippur judgment ⓘ |
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Hoshana Rabba
this entity surface form:
Hoshana Raba