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Simhat Torah Definition

Sim·hat· To·rah (sim khät′ tō rä′, sim′khäs tō′rə)

noun

a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23d day of Tishri, that marks the end of the annual cycle of Torah readings and the beginning of the next cycle

Etymology: Heb simchat-tora, lit., rejoicing in the law < simchat (< root śmḥ, to rejoice) + tora, torah

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