Editing Jewish holidays (section)

===Terminology used to describe holidays===
Certain terminology is used in referring to different categories of holidays, depending on their source and their nature:

''[[#Shabbat—The Sabbath|Shabbat]]'' ({{langx|he|שבת}}) ([[Ashkenazi]] pron. from [[Yiddish]] ''shabbos''), or Sabbath, is referred to by that name exclusively. Similarly, ''[[#Rosh Chodesh—The New Month|Rosh Chodesh]]'' ({{langx|he|ראש חודש}}) is referred to by that name exclusively.
*{{anchor|yomtov}}''Yom tov'' ({{langx|he|יום טוב}}) (Ashkenazi pron. from Yid. ''yontif'') (''lit.,'' "good day"): See "[[#Groupings|Groupings]]" above.
* ''Moed'' ({{langx|he|מועד}}) ("festive season"), plural ''moadim'' ({{langx|he|מועדים}}), refers to any of the [[Three Pilgrimage Festivals]] of Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot. When used in comparison to ''Yom Tov,'' it refers to [[Chol HaMoed]], the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot.
* ''Ḥag'' or ''chag'' ({{langx|he|חג}}) ("festival"), plural ''chagim'' ({{langx|he|חגים}}), can be used whenever ''yom tov'' or ''moed'' is. It is also used to describe [[#Hanukkah—Festival of Lights|Hanukkah]] and [[#Purim—Festival of Lots|Purim]], as well as ''[[#Yom Ha'atzmaut—Israel Independence Day|Yom Ha'atzmaut]]'' (Israeli Independence Day) and ''[[#Yom Yerushalayim—Jerusalem Day|Yom Yerushalayim]]'' (Jerusalem Day).
* ''Ta'anit'' ({{langx|he|תענית}}), or, less commonly, ''tzom'' ({{langx|he|צום}}), refers to a ''fast''. These terms are generally used to describe the rabbinic fasts, although ''tzom'' is used liturgically to refer to Yom Kippur as well.<ref>See text from the Yom Kippur [[liturgy]] available at [[Unetanneh Tokef#He Judges Us|Unetanneh Tokef (He Judges Us)]].</ref>