Chol Hamoed (that’s three syllables: Ha-mo-ed) refers to the intermediate days, sandwiched between the opening and closing days of either Passover or Sukkot. Not quite holidays but not weekdays either, Chol Hamoed is a time that blends festive atmosphere with daily routine.

Chol HaMoed (Hebrew: חול המועד), a Hebrew phrase meaning "mundane of the festival", refers to the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot. As the name implies, these days mix features of chol (mundane) and moed (festival).

Chol Hamoed (literally, “the weekday of the holiday”) refers to the “intermediate period” of the festivals of Passover and Sukkot. They are the days sandwiched between the beginning and ending holy days of both festivals.

2024年4月23日 · In essence, Chol Hamoed embodies the delicate balance between the sacred and the mundane, the spiritual and the practical, providing a framework for Jewish communities to navigate the complexities of daily life while remaining rooted in tradition and faith.

The six days between the festival of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret (five in the Diaspora) and the five days between the first day of Pesach and the last day (four in the Diaspora) are referred to as Chol Hamoed. On Chol Hamoed strenuous work is prohibbited, and the Sages command that Jews must have fun and relax.

For many, Chol HaMoed, the intermediate period bridging the first and last days of Passover and Sukkot, merge the best of both the holy and temporal worlds. During this period of joy and celebration, certain melachot are forbidden, while others are permitted.

2024年8月19日 · Chol HaMoed refers to the intermediate days of the holidays of Sukkot and Pesach. In the diaspora, on Pesach, Chol HaMoed spans from the third day of Pesach until and including the sixth day, and on Sukkot from the third day of Sukkot until Shemini Aseret.

The six days between the festival of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret and the five days between the first day of Passover and the last day are referred to as Chol Hamoed.

2024年3月22日 · The importance of Chol HaMoed. The days between the first day (or second day outside of Eretz Yisrael) and the seventh day of Pesach, and the days between the first day (or second day outside of Eretz Yisrael) of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret, are called Chol HaMoed.

2014年9月21日 · The key to understanding the character of chol hamoed is in its name: it is the secular ASPECT (chol) of the holiday (moed). Regular weekdays are the secular aspect (chol) of the Shabbat, the two periods of time defining the polar …