Tefillat Geshem
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Tefillat Geshem is a Jewish liturgical prayer recited at the onset of the rainy season, traditionally said on Shemini Atzeret to invoke rain and blessing for the coming year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tefillat Geshem canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2045356 — 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: Tefillat Geshem Context triple: [Shemini Atzeret, prayerIntroduced, Tefillat Geshem]
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A.
Shir Shel Yom
Shir Shel Yom is the daily Psalm recited in Jewish prayer services, with a specific psalm designated for each day of the week.
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B.
Avinu Malkeinu
Avinu Malkeinu is a central Jewish High Holy Day prayer, especially associated with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in which worshippers repeatedly address God as “Our Father, Our King” to seek mercy, forgiveness, and compassion.
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C.
Lecha Dodi
Lecha Dodi is a liturgical Hebrew poem sung in Jewish Friday evening services to welcome the Sabbath as a bride.
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D.
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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E.
Har HaZikaron
Har HaZikaron is Israel’s national cemetery and memorial site in Jerusalem, serving as the burial place for many of the country’s leaders and fallen soldiers.
- 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: Tefillat Geshem Target entity description: Tefillat Geshem is a Jewish liturgical prayer recited at the onset of the rainy season, traditionally said on Shemini Atzeret to invoke rain and blessing for the coming year.
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A.
Shir Shel Yom
Shir Shel Yom is the daily Psalm recited in Jewish prayer services, with a specific psalm designated for each day of the week.
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B.
Avinu Malkeinu
Avinu Malkeinu is a central Jewish High Holy Day prayer, especially associated with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in which worshippers repeatedly address God as “Our Father, Our King” to seek mercy, forgiveness, and compassion.
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C.
Lecha Dodi
Lecha Dodi is a liturgical Hebrew poem sung in Jewish Friday evening services to welcome the Sabbath as a bride.
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D.
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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E.
Har HaZikaron
Har HaZikaron is Israel’s national cemetery and memorial site in Jerusalem, serving as the burial place for many of the country’s leaders and fallen soldiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish liturgical prayer
ⓘ
Jewish ritual ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
God of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
YHWH
|
| associatedWithHoliday | Shemini Atzeret ⓘ |
| associatedWithLand |
Land of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
|
| audience | Jewish worshippers ⓘ |
| calendarContext | beginning of winter in the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| communalPractice |
congregation responds with refrains
ⓘ
recited by the prayer leader ⓘ |
| connectedToAgriculture |
growth of crops
ⓘ
success of the agricultural year ⓘ |
| follows |
Sukkot festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Sukkot
|
| genre | liturgical poetry ⓘ |
| geographicUsage |
Diaspora Jewish communities
ⓘ
Israeli Jewish communities ⓘ |
| invokes |
divine mercy
ⓘ
material blessing ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory |
piyyut
ⓘ
seasonal prayer ⓘ |
| liturgicalCycle | annual ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | invocation of rain and blessing for the coming year ⓘ |
| liturgicalPlacement |
Amidah repetition of Musaf
ⓘ
Musaf service ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | part of High Holiday season liturgical cycle ⓘ |
| primaryTheme | supplication for rain ⓘ |
| purpose |
to mark the beginning of the liturgical rainy season
ⓘ
to request beneficial rain for crops ⓘ |
| recitationTime |
Shemini Atzeret
ⓘ
end of Sukkot ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Birkat Hashanim
ⓘ
Mashiv haruach u’morid hagashem ⓘ |
| religiousLawContext | halakhic prayer custom ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| rite |
Ashkenazi rite
ⓘ
linked to:
Nusach Ashkenaz
Sephardi rite ⓘ Yemenite rite ⓘ |
| season | rainy season ⓘ |
| symbolism |
dependence on divine providence for sustenance
ⓘ
transition from harvest season to rainy season ⓘ |
| temporalEffect | marks start of saying Mashiv haruach u’morid hagashem in Amidah ⓘ |
| traditionType | rabbinic tradition ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Tefillat Geshem Description of subject: Tefillat Geshem is a Jewish liturgical prayer recited at the onset of the rainy season, traditionally said on Shemini Atzeret to invoke rain and blessing for the coming year.
Referenced by (2)
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