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Simchath Torah

or Sim·chat To·rah

[ sim-khahs tawr-uh, tohr-uh; Sephardic Hebrew seem-khaht taw-rah; Ashkenazic Hebrew sim-khahs toh-ruh, toi-ruh, -khuhs ]

Simchath Torah

/ ˈsimxɑs ˈtɑʊrɔ; simˈxɑt tɔrˈɑː /

noun

  1. a Jewish festival celebrated immediately after Sukkoth on Tishri 23 (in Israel, Tishri 22) to mark the completion of the annual cycle of Torah readings and its immediate recommencement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Simchath Torah1

from Hebrew śimhath tōrāh, literally: celebration of the Torah

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