- Rejoicing of the Torah
- Jewish holiday marking the conclusion of the reading of the Torah
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Rejoicing of the Torah
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Rejoicing in the Law — noun (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah • Syn: ↑Shimchath Torah, ↑Simchat Torah, ↑Simhath Torah, ↑Simhat Torah, ↑Simchas Torah, ↑Rejoicing… … Useful english dictionary
Rejoicing of the Law — noun (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah • Syn: ↑Shimchath Torah, ↑Simchat Torah, ↑Simhath Torah, ↑Simhat Torah, ↑Simchas Torah, ↑Rejoicing… … Useful english dictionary
Rejoicing over the Law — noun (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah • Syn: ↑Shimchath Torah, ↑Simchat Torah, ↑Simhath Torah, ↑Simhat Torah, ↑Simchas Torah, ↑Rejoicing… … Useful english dictionary
TORAH, READING OF — History The practice of reading the Pentateuch (Torah) in public is undoubtedly ancient. The sources, however, do not permit the definite tracing of the historical development of the custom. The command to assemble the people at the end of every… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Simchat Torah — Infobox Holiday caption = holiday name = Simchat Torah official name = Hebrew: שמחת תורה nickname = Translation: Rejoicing with/of the Torah observedby = Judaism and Jews date = 23rd (in Israel 22nd) day of Tishrei celebrations = Dancing in… … Wikipedia
Simhath Torah — /sim khahs tawr euh, tohr euh/; Seph. Heb. /seem khaht taw rddah /; Ashk. Heb. /sim khahs toh rddeuh, toy rddeuh, kheuhs/ a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23rd day of Tishri, being the 9th day of Sukkoth, that marks the completion of the… … Universalium
SIMḤAT TORAH — (Heb. שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה; lit. rejoicing of the Torah ), the last day of the holy days begun by sukkot . In the Diaspora Simḥat Torah falls on the 23rd of Tishri, the second day of Shemini Aẓeret, the festival which concludes Sukkot. In Israel, it… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Simchas Torah — noun Etymology: Hebrew śimḥath tōrāh rejoicing of the Torah Date: circa 1878 a Jewish holiday observed on the 23d of Tishri in celebration of the completion of the annual reading of the Torah … New Collegiate Dictionary
FROM THE DESTRUCTION TO ALEXANDER — the restoration ezra nehemiah The Restoration The destruction of the Temple constituted a double crisis. Not only were the people cast off the land but the Divine Presence departed from Jerusalem (Ezek. 10:19; 11:23). Once the city was bereft of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ark of the Covenant — The Ark of the Covenant (). Rashi and some Midrashim suggest that there were two arks a temporary one made by Moses, and a later one made by Bezalel.Hertz 1936] The Biblical account relates that during the trip of the Israelites, the Ark was… … Wikipedia
