Shalosh Regalim

proper noun

Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot, the three festivals that included pilgrimages.

OriginHebrew שלוש רגלים →
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Meanings

proper nounShalosh Regalim pl (plural only)
  1. Judaismpluralplural onlyPassover, Shavuot, and Sukkot, the three festivals that included pilgrimages.

    The Yizkor prayer developed in various directions. It was recited in memory of the massacres of 1096 (the First Crusade) and the Black Death (1348-1349); every Shabbat; on Yom Kippur; on Shalosh Regalim; and as a combination of these different customs.

    2024, David Golinkin, “How Should We Observe Simḥat Torah This Coming Year?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 143

Origin

  1. Hebrewשלוש רגלים
  2. EnglishShalosh Regalim

Borrowed from Hebrew שלוש רגלים

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