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Simchat Torah|ˈsɪmxət ˈtɔərə|
Also Simchas, Simchath, Simhat, and hyphened.
[a. Heb. śimḥat tōrā, f. śimḥat, construct case of śimḥa simchah, + Torah.]
The final day of the festival of Succoth, on which the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah reaches its completion.
1891M. Friedländer Jewish Relig. ii. 480 Twice a year we have special occasion for fulfilment of this duty, viz., on Simchath-torah and on the Seder-evening. 1905Jewish Encycl. XI. 365/1 The name ‘Simhat Torah’ came into use after the introduction of the one-year cycle for the reading of the Law. 1907Oesterley & Box Relig. & Worship Synagogue iii. xx. 374 In some places it has..been customary for the children to tear down the ‘booths’ (sukkoth), and burn them on Simchath Torah. 1927A. Feldman Sabbath Spice & Festival Fare 30 On Simchas Torah..there is a ‘procession’ of the Scrolls. 1960Jewish Chron. 8 Apr. 35/3 To dance on Simchat Torah, Is there a greater pleasure? 1973Synagogue Light Sept. 56 (caption) Israeli Hassidim celebrating Simhat Torah at the Western Wall. 1975C. Potok In Beginning iv. 213, I thought of the way my father..had danced with the Torah on Simchat Torah. 1978I. B. Singer Shosha v. 98 Only on Simchas Torah were girls allowed inside a house of worship. |