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.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shemini Atzeret canonical | 21 |
| Simchat Torah | 2 |
| Atzeret | 1 |
| Atzeret means assembly or stopping | 1 |
| Shemini Atzeres | 1 |
| Shemini Atzeret (in Israel) | 1 |
| Shemini Atzeret in the Land of Israel | 1 |
| Shemini Atzeret prayer service | 1 |
| Shmini Atzeret | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T320207 — 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: Shemini Atzeret Context triple: [Sukkot, immediatelyFollowedBy, Shemini Atzeret]
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A.
Hoshana Rabbah
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.
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B.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest festival and pilgrimage holiday commemorating the Israelites’ dwelling in temporary shelters after the Exodus from Egypt.
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C.
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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D.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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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: Shemini Atzeret Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Hoshana Rabbah
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.
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B.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest festival and pilgrimage holiday commemorating the Israelites’ dwelling in temporary shelters after the Exodus from Egypt.
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C.
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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D.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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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 |
Jewish holiday
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
Land of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
synagogue ⓘ |
| associatedWith | start of rainy season in Land of Israel ⓘ |
| biblicalDesignation |
Atzeret
ⓘ
linked to:
Shemini Atzeret
|
| biblicalSource |
Leviticus 23
ⓘ
Numbers 29 ⓘ
linked to:
Numbers
|
| 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 |
Feast of Tabernacles
ⓘ
linked to:
Sukkot
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 |
Atzeret means assembly or stopping
ⓘ
linked to:
Shemini Atzeret
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Shemini Atzeret Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shemini Atzeret
subject linked to:
Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
subject linked to:
Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
linked to: Shemini Atzeret
linked to: Shemini Atzeret
linked to: Shemini Atzeret
linked to: Shemini Atzeret
subject linked to:
Shemini means eighth
linked to: Shemini Atzeret
subject linked to:
Shemini means eighth
linked to: Shemini Atzeret
linked to: Shemini Atzeret
linked to: Shemini Atzeret