Shemini Atzeret
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Shemini Atzeret is a Jewish holiday that directly follows the festival of Sukkot and is traditionally observed as a solemn assembly and day of prayer for rain.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Simchat Torah | 0 | 2 |
| Atzeret | 0 | 1 |
| Atzeret means assembly or stopping | 0 | 1 |
| Shemini Atzeret (in Israel) | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
→
religious observance → |
| associatedLocation |
Eretz HaKodesh
→
surface form:
Land of Israel
synagogue → |
| associatedWith | start of rainy season in Land of Israel → |
| biblicalDesignation |
Shemini Atzeret
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Atzeret
|
| biblicalSource |
Leviticus 23
→
Numbers →
surface form:
Numbers 29
|
| calendarType | lunisolar Hebrew calendar → |
| category |
Jewish festivals and holidays
→
Tishrei observances → |
| characterizedAs | solemn assembly → |
| coincidesWithInIsrael | Simchat Torah → |
| dateInHebrewCalendar | 22 Tishrei → |
| dateInHebrewCalendarInDiaspora | 22–23 Tishrei → |
| distinctFrom | Sukkot despite immediate succession → |
| follows |
Sukkot
→
surface form:
Feast of Tabernacles
Sukkot → |
| halachicStatus |
separate festival from Sukkot
→
yet connected to Sukkot in themes and timing → |
| hasAspect |
communal prayer
→
family and festive meals → |
| hasCustom |
beginning mention of rain in Amidah
→
recitation of Yizkor in many communities → remaining in synagogue rather than sukkah in some traditions → |
| hasMeaning | Eighth Day of Assembly → |
| languageOfName | Hebrew → |
| liturgicalChange | start of saying Mashiv HaRuach uMorid HaGeshem → |
| liturgicalTheme |
prayer for rain
→
transition from Sukkot to winter season → |
| nameComponent |
Shemini Atzeret
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Atzeret means assembly or stopping
Shemini means eighth → |
| observanceLengthInDiaspora | 2 days → |
| observanceLengthInIsrael | 1 day → |
| observedBy | Jews → |
| occursAfter |
21 Tishrei
→
Hoshana Rabbah → |
| occursInMonth | Tishrei → |
| partOf | Jewish High Holy Day season → |
| prayerIntroduced |
Prayer for rain
→
Tefillat Geshem → |
| prohibits | melacha (forbidden labor) similar to other Yom Tov days → |
| relatedConcept | Sukkot pilgrimage festival → |
| relatedTo | Simchat Torah → |
| religion | Judaism → |
| season | autumn → |
| workRestriction | Yom Tov → |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Atzeret
this entity surface form:
Shemini Atzeret (in Israel)
this entity surface form:
Simchat Torah
subject surface form:
Yom Tov
subject surface form:
Yom Tov
this entity surface form:
Simchat Torah
this entity surface form:
Atzeret means assembly or stopping