Rosh Chodesh
E127971
Rosh Chodesh is the celebration of the beginning of a new month in the Hebrew calendar, marked by special prayers and customs in Jewish tradition.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rosh Chodesh canonical | 10 |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar | 1 |
| Rosh Chodesh Av | 1 |
| Rosh Chodesh Nisan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1110801 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rosh Chodesh Context triple: [Musaf, recitedOn, Rosh Chodesh]
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A.
Yamim Noraim
Yamim Noraim refers to the Jewish High Holy Days period encompassing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, marked by intense prayer, reflection, and repentance.
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B.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
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C.
Chol HaMoed
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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D.
Tevet
Tevet is a winter month in the Hebrew calendar, typically falling in December–January and associated with several Jewish fasts and historical commemorations.
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E.
Shavuot
Shavuot is a major Jewish festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and marks the wheat harvest in Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rosh Chodesh Target entity description: Rosh Chodesh is the celebration of the beginning of a new month in the Hebrew calendar, marked by special prayers and customs in Jewish tradition.
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A.
Yamim Noraim
Yamim Noraim refers to the Jewish High Holy Days period encompassing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, marked by intense prayer, reflection, and repentance.
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B.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
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C.
Chol HaMoed
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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D.
Tevet
Tevet is a winter month in the Hebrew calendar, typically falling in December–January and associated with several Jewish fasts and historical commemorations.
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E.
Shavuot
Shavuot is a major Jewish festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and marks the wheat harvest in Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew calendar observance
ⓘ
Jewish holiday ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New moon ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | Lunar cycle ⓘ |
| calendarType | Lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Hebrew calendar dates
ⓘ
Jewish liturgical calendar ⓘ Jewish minor holidays ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
Festive meal
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Wearing nicer clothing ⓘ Women refraining from certain types of work in some communities ⓘ Women’s gatherings or study groups in some communities ⓘ |
| hasDuration |
One day in most months
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Two days in some months ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | Monthly ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalChange |
Omission of Tachanun
ⓘ
Special insertion in Amidah ⓘ Special insertion in Grace after Meals ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | Head of the month ⓘ |
| hasPrayer |
Hallel
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Musaf service ⓘ Ya’aleh VeYavo ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
Addition of Ya’aleh VeYavo in Birkat HaMazon
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Addition of Ya’aleh VeYavo in the Amidah ⓘ Additional Musaf Amidah ⓘ
linked to:
Amidah
Recitation of Hallel in the morning service ⓘ Special Torah reading ⓘ |
| hasSpecialStatusFor | Jewish women ⓘ |
| hasTorahReading | Numbers 28:1–15 ⓘ |
| historicalPractice | Sanctification of the month by witnesses before a rabbinic court ⓘ |
| isObservedBy |
Religious Jews
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Traditional Jewish communities ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Birkat HaLevana
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Kiddush HaChodesh ⓘ Sanctification of the new moon ⓘ |
| isWorkdayStatus |
Not a full biblical Yom Tov
ⓘ
Permits regular weekday work ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| marks | Beginning of a new Hebrew month ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Prophetic books ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| occursIn | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
New beginnings
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Renewal ⓘ |
| twoDayPattern | End of previous month and first day of new month ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rosh Chodesh Description of subject: Rosh Chodesh is the celebration of the beginning of a new month in the Hebrew calendar, marked by special prayers and customs in Jewish tradition.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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