Simhath Torah

or Sim·hat To·rah, Sim·chath To·rah, Sim·chat To·rah

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

/ ˈsɪm xɑs ˈtɔr ə, ˈtoʊr ə; Sephardic Hebrew simˈxɑt tɔˈrɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈsɪm xɑs ˈtoʊ rə, ˈtɔɪ rə, -xəs /

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a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23rd day of Tishri, being the 9th day of Sukkoth, that marks the completion of the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue and the beginning of the new cycle.

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Origin of Simhath Torah

From Hebrew śimḥath tōrāh literally, “rejoicing of the Law”

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How to use Simhath Torah in a sentence

He gave his soul for the sake of the people of Israel, The Torah, and the Land.
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All of their songs, they say, are inspired by Torah and Hasidic philosophy, even the ones that sound a bit salacious.
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He added, “This is the whole of the Torah, and the rest is commentary; go learn it.”
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Someone who is truly [studying Torah] day and night should continue to learn.
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Every week, on the Sabbath, Jews around the world read a portion of the Torah.
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Reason alone cannot decide this question; it needs the guidance of the Torah, which is divine.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
But the philosophers are Greeks, descended from Japheth, who did not inherit either wisdom or Torah.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
According to the Torah God created the world just as it is, with its animals and plants already formed.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
He developed his views, he tells us, because he believes that they are in agreement with the words of the Torah.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
But it is unlikely that any such prophet will come, for the Torah says that there never was or will be any prophet like Moses.
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