Definition

1. Noun:
   • A religious holiday observed by Jewish people: A day set aside for religious observance, commemoration, or celebration within the Jewish faith and calendar.

Usage

• The term "Jewish holy day" is a general category noun. It refers to any specific day that holds religious significance in Judaism.
• It is typically used in formal, descriptive, or educational contexts when speaking about Jewish religious observances as a group.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• The phrase can be used attributively (functioning like an adjective before another noun) to describe things related to such days.
  • The community center distributed a Jewish holy day schedule for the year.

Variants and Related Words

• High Holy Days (proper noun): Refers specifically to the days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
• Festival (noun): Often used interchangeably for joyous Jewish holy days like Passover (Pesach), Sukkot, and Shavuot.
• Fast day (noun): A type of Jewish holy day involving abstinence from food and drink, such as Tisha B'Av or Yom Kippur.

Synonyms

• Jewish holiday
• Jewish festival
• Yom Tov (a Hebrew term literally meaning "good day," used for major festivals)

Notes on Meaning

• While "Jewish holy day" broadly includes all religious days, in common usage, it often distinguishes significant biblical or rabbinic festivals from the weekly Sabbath (Shabbat). However, Shabbat is technically the most frequent Jewish holy day.
• The specific rules, customs, and significance vary greatly between different Jewish holy days (e.g., festive meals during Passover vs. fasting on Yom Kippur).

Noun

1. a religious holiday for Jews