Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A festival celebrating the completion and subsequent new beginning of the cycle of liturgical readings from the Torah, observed on the 22nd or 23rd day of Tishri.
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- 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
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Sandwiched between the Yom Kippur break-fasts and the Jewish geography competition known as Simchat Torah is Sukkot.
MY URBAN KVETCH 2008
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Then the day after Sukkot ends you have yet another holiday and that is Simchat Torah which is a more fun day for boys than for girls, sadly, as they get to dance about with the Torah scrolls.
English-writing Israeli-bloggers Yael 2010
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As Jews around the world gather to celebrate Simchat Torah next week—the raucous holiday marking the completion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings—I am reminded of one of the more curious practices among Soviet Jews in the final decades of the Communist regime.
A Miraculous Post-Soviet Religious Revival Steven Schwager 2011
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Finally, and at long last, Simchat Torah, where we start reading the Torah from the beginning.
Anita Diamant: Let Us Begin: Celebrating the Mikveh Water's Power to Renew 2010
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We had dinner at my grandparents 'every Friday night to welcome the Sabbath, we celebrated all the Jewish holidays there from Yom Kippur to Simchat Torah, and we appeared on their doorstep each year for the viewing of The Wizard of Oz. The once-a-year broadcast had all the earmarks of a Jewish celebration.
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Focusing on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, celebrated this past Thursday evening and Friday, the editorial reflects the tensions inherent in reconciling the two religion clauses of the First Amendment.
Editorial Examines Tensions Between Free Exercise and Church-State Separation Howard M. Friedman 2007
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While I am willing to give my students some leeway to accommodate their religious beliefs and practices I will, for example, happily reschedule exams and assignments around Pesach and even Simchat Torah, I am unwilling to modify the contents of the class so they can avoid or ignore information that they find personally troubling.
Archive 2007-03-01 Angry Professor 2007
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While I am willing to give my students some leeway to accommodate their religious beliefs and practices I will, for example, happily reschedule exams and assignments around Pesach and even Simchat Torah, I am unwilling to modify the contents of the class so they can avoid or ignore information that they find personally troubling.
My students have delicate souls. Angry Professor 2007
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Focusing on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, celebrated this past Thursday evening and Friday, the editorial reflects the tensions inherent in reconciling the two religion clauses of the First Amendment.
Archive 2007-10-01 Howard M. Friedman 2007
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