Simchath Torah

American  

[sim-khahs tawr-uh, tohr-uh, seem-khaht taw-rah, sim-khahs toh-ruh, toi-ruh, -khuhs] / ˈsɪm xɑs ˈtɔr ə, ˈtoʊr ə, simˈxɑt tɔˈrɑ, ˈsɪm xɑs ˈtoʊ rə, ˈtɔɪ rə, -xəs /

Or Simchat Torah

noun

1. Simhath Torah.

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Simchath Torah British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Simchath Torah

from Hebrew śimhath tōrāh, literally: celebration of the Torah

Example Sentences

Ida Kramer, 52, Jewish actress who for six and one half years, in 2,500 consecutive performances, played the old mother in Abie's Irish Rose; in Manhattan, of a heart attack, after singing her famed Jewish songs at a family celebration of the Jewish Simchath Torah.

From Time Magazine Archive

"And he cannot become the Bridegroom of the Law till Simchath Torah."

From Project Gutenberg