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| | l e a r n @ j t s PARASHAH Simhat Torah 5761 |
 | | The triad of God, Torah and the people Israel is an inseparable and indestructible unity. | | | Thus Simhat Torah, which is the latest of the traditional Jewish holidays (not found in either the Tanakh or the Talmud), celebrates a religious culture founded on the plasticity of the written word. | | | The ritual statement of this unity is the festival of Simhat Torah. |
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http://learn.jtsa.edu/topics/parashah/5761/simhattorah.shtml
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| | Simhat Torah or Simchat Torah (Jewish) |
| | Simhat Torah (Tishri 23) literally means "rejoicing in the Torah" and represents the culmination of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret. | | | It is a joyous celebration which concludes the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah, the first five books of the Bible. | | | Singing children, and sometimes adults, follow the processional with banners and candles. |
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| | Simhat Torah - definition of Simhat Torah in Encyclopedia |
| | Simchat Torah (ש& term which means "rejoicing with the Torah". | | | By the end of the fifteenth century it was usual, though not a universal practise, for the children to tear down and burn the Sukkot booths on Simchat Torah (Joseph Colon, Responsa, No. 26); and shortly afterward many Rabbis permitted dancing in the synagogue at this festival (ib.). | | | It is a Jewish holiday that takes place at the conclusion of Sukkot, a Biblical pilgrimage festival, also known as The Feast of Booths (Tabernacles). |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Simhat_Torah
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| | United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism |
| | Simhat Torah is, according to Jewish mystical tradition, a wedding. | | | The Torah itself, of course, is the ketubah, the wedding contract, marking the covenant between God and the Jewish people. | | | The seven hakafot (circuits) we make around the synagogue with the Torah are reminiscent of the circles traced by the bride around the groom during the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony. |
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| | Shmini Atzeret - Simhat Torah |
| | On Shmini Atzeret, (also Simhat Torah in Israel,) a prayer for rain is invoked in the Synagogue. | | | The custom of reading of the last portion of the Torah was set by the Talmud, but that of reading of the first chapter of Genesis was not introduced on Simhat Torah until sometime after the 12th century. | | | Led by scrolls of the Torah carried under the canopies, literally thousands of people, young and old, eight and ten abreast, dance and sing their way to the Western Wall in a procession that stretches for as far as the eye can see. |
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| | Shemini Azeret and Simhat Torah :: BJews.com :: Bukharian Jewish Global Portal - ... |
| | Two candles are lit to usher in both Shemini Azeret and Simhat Torah, and the festival blessing is recited. | | | In Israel, Shemini Azeret coincides with the Simhat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law) celebration, while outside Israel, the two holidays are celebrated on consecutive days - Shemini Azeret on the 8th and Simhat Torah on the 9th day. | | | Adult members of the congregation are called to recite the blessing over the Torah. |
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http://www.bukharianjews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=50&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
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| | Jewish Community Online |
| | On Simhat Torah day in the traditional synagogue a prominent member is designated as "bridegroom of the Torah," and he is called up as the last verses of the Pentateuch are read. | | | The ninth day of the autumnal celebration is called Simhat Torah, marking the completion of the Five Books of Moses, a portion of which is read in the synagogue each Sabbath of the year. | | | Upon completion of the Torah cycle, the Jew expresses unrestrained joy and happiness in the synagogue. |
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http://www.jewish.com/holidays/simchat.shtml
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| | Question 5.1: What are the different holidays? |
| | The Torah reading consists of the account of the giving of the Torah in Exodus (19-20) and is preceded by the recitation of Akdamut, a special hymn written in Aramaic. | | | Consequently, in Eretz Israel, Simhat Torah and Shemini Atzeret are in practice one and the same holiday. | | | In some congregations, the Torah reading is repeated several times in order to accommodate all the worshippers with an aliyah in other groups of worshippers ascend together for the reading; while in most non-Orthodox synagogues women worshippers also approach the bimah for the aliyot. |
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| | Although the Torah was as divinely inspired as the mission and message of Y'shua initiating the regathering of the Assimilation by restoring covenant between it and The God of Israel, neither the Torah, nor Y'shua who was its manifestation, could be called "deity." | | | For it is the circumcision that perpetuates the covenant from generation to generation among Judah and the bar mitzva which affirms it. | | | Ha-Satan knows the repercussions to Esau-Edom, for whom the Torah indicates he is the ruling or guardian spirit, when the House of Israel finally finds its way back to the God of Israel and Torah and the Land and is reunited with Judah. |
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| | Ohr Torah Stone Features Q & A with Rabbi Riskin |
| | At one of the minyanim in Efrat on Simhat Torah, a woman came to the area where the men were dancing and threatened that she would not leave unless she was given a Sefer Torah that she could take to dance with in the women's section. | | | Therefore from a halakhic perspective there is no reason for women not to dance with a Sefer Torah in the women's section, on condition that there is a proper "mechitzah" (division) between the men's and women's sections. | | | With regard to the actual issue of dancing with a Sefer Torah on Simhat Torah, the following is my position: The Jewish custom of dancing with Torah scrolls on Simhat Torah is an ancient one - but the ancient custom concerns specifically men, and not women. |
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http://www.ohrtorahstone.org.il/features/q&a19.htm
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| | Jewish Community Online |
| | The Talmud describes a would-be proselyte approaching Hillel with the request to be taught the entire Torah "on one leg." Ignoring the arrogance of the question, Hillel replies with the following principle: "What is hateful unto you don't do unto others," a mirror image of the verse in Leviticus "Love thy neighbor as thyself." (Lev. | | | A hassidic interpretation plays with the phrase translated as "on one leg," which can also mean "one festival," and transforms the nature of the query: "Teach me the entire Torah; [teach me] about the one festival whose significance is not explained biblically..." a reference to Shmini Atzeret. | | | Similarly, the period from the beginning of Elul (when Jewish custom dictates that we begin blowing the shofar at the conclusion of morning services) through the High Holy Days and Succot is likewise seven weeks. |
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| | Commentary Magazine - On Being a Woman in Shul |
| | ...On the festival of Simhat Torah (Rejoicing in the Law), the marriage symbolism is patent and exposed, even in the most exoteric, austere, rationalistic style of worship... | | | ...The ceremony is obviously a representation of the symbolic marriage between Israel and the Torah... | | | ...Not only were women called up to the Torah for aliyot (that is an ordinary Sabbath routine here), but they were also given the privilege of Hatan Torah, which, Reconstructionists being strict rationalists, was renamed Kallat Torah... |
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http://www.commentarymagazine.com/Summaries/V46I1P73-1.htm
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| | Women's Torah Readings from WUJS |
| | Practice from a Torah transcript (known as a Tikkun) rather than from a chumash (a book of the Bible), as neither the Tikkun nor the Torah that will be read in the synagogue have vowels (unlike the chumash). | | | As a result, over the years, women have begun to hold their own Torah readings (reading the portion of the Torah aloud, from the scroll, using a specific cantillation) as a way of expressing their spirituality on Simchat Torah. | | | A suggestion about Hagbah (the lifting of the Torah after the reading): two women should do it, one on either side, turning it around to face the congregation. |
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http://www.wujs.org.il/activist/programmes/programmes/simchat_torah/programST10womenreading.shtml
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| | MyJewishLearning.com - Holidays: Overview: History Shemini & Simc |
| | Among traditional Diaspora communities, Simchat Torah is congruent with the second day of Shemini Atzeret, and in Israel and liberal Diaspora communities, it coincides with the single day of Shemini Atzeret. | | | It is traditionally the only time when the Torah is read at night, when we read the last section from Deuteronomy, to be followed the next day by the conclusion of Deuteronomy and the beginning of Genesis. | | | In the early middle ages, Shemini Atzeret began to be associated with the ritual of completing the yearly cycle of readings from the Torah, leading to the later development of Simchat Torah from what was likely the second day of Shemini Atzeret. |
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http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Shemini_Atzeret_Simhat_Torah/TO_Shemini_History.htm
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| | SIMHAT TORAH: JOY AGAINST THE ODDS. |
| | And the Simhat Tora(h) custom is to call as many male congregants 13 years old or over as possible to read the Torah or for the Torah to be read on behalf of them. | | | At some point of the service, a special Tora(h) reading and blessing were given to all children, who were gathered a canopy made of *talit* (Hebrew: 'a ritual Jewish shawl'), kept wide over their heads, like during a traditional Jewish wedding. | | | One of the last hakafot was even sung in beautiful Arabic, which seemed to be still known only by some elderly members of the congregation. |
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| | l e a r n @ j t s DID YOU KNOW? GRP: Chapter 11, Part 9 |
| | In Israel, where the eighth day is the last day, the practices of Simhat Torah are observed on Shemini 'Atseret. | | | The second Torah is opened and the first chapter of Genesis is read. | | | This honor, too, is given to a distinguished member of the congregation, and he, too, is called with a special piyyut that sings the praises of God and the Torah. |
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| | Shemini Atzeret, Simhat Torah: According to the Talmud the eight days of Sukkot are to be divided into separate festivals. | | | The custom of hakafot on Simchat Torah originated in the sixteenth century in order to endear the Torah to the people of Israel. | | | The first seven days are Sukkot proper; the last day (the last two outside Israel where a second day of each of the festivals is observed) is Shemini Atzeret, “The Eighth Day of Assembly.” Shemini Atzeret is the festival of culmination, the end of the three festivals of Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot. |
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| | Flowers and Sympatya Israel flower gifts web site |
| | Simchat Torah features festive dancing in celebration of the Torah [Book of the Law], given to Israel at Sinai 3,300 years ago by one calculation, and 4,300 years ago by another calculation (if Mount Karkur in the Negev should turn out to be the original Mount Sinai). | | | Simhat Torah is the last day of the week of Succot. | | | However, it had not been specified on what day the reading of the beginning of the Torah was to commence. |
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| | HADASSAH MAGAZINE |
| | For the beth el congregation, the Torah is a symbol of the undying spirit of the Jewish people and their survival despite great adversity. | | | As part of the condition of the sale, the Kushners signed an agreement with their congregation, stipulating that ownership of the Torah would revert to the Kushners and their descendants if the congregation ever dissolves or decides it no longer wants to use it. | | | Relatives traveled from far and wide to attend the ceremony at Beth El Congregation of the South Hills, which was held on Simhat Torah, literally the “day of rejoicing in the Torah.” |
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| | Sukkot: Festival of Booths. |
| | Named Simkhat Torah, rejoicing with the torah, the custom became its own holiday, especially for children, with dancing and singing in the synagogue and festive meals at home. | | | In Israel, Shemini Atzeret and Simhat Torah are celebrated together on the seventh day of Sukkot. | | | It was also the occasion every seven years for the ceremony hak'heil, the public reading of the Torah before the whole people (Deuteronomy 31:10-13). |
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| | Shemini Atzeret and Simkhat Torah |
| | This aspect of the holiday is known as Simkhat Torah, which means "Rejoicing in the Torah." As I said before, Simkhat Torah and Shemini Atzeret are separated in areas that observe an extra day of holidays, so outside of Israel, Shemini Atzeret is Tishri 22 and Simkhat Torah is Tishri 23. | | | In Israel, Shemini Atzeret is also the holiday of Simkhat Torah. | | | Shemini Atzeret literally means "the assembly of the eighth (day)." Rabbinic literature explains the holiday this way: G-d is like a host, who invites us as visitors for a limited time, but when the time comes for us to leave, He has enjoyed himself so much that He asks us to stay another day. |
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| | Rabbi Y.L. Zlotnik: Pinkas Khevra Kadisha of Zakroczym |
| | They appointed the gabbaim [beadles], and on those days that Yizkor [the Memorial Prayer] was recited, their own gabbais came to the synagogue, went up to the bimah [Reader's Desk] during the Torah reading, and honored with aliyot only the members of their own Hevra. | | | Yet even when Messiah son of David comes -- may he come speedily in our day -- the joy of Simhat Torah will not be greater than that of Simhat Torah in Zakroczym in those days. | | | This was especially so on Shemini Atzeret [in the Diaspora, the holiday that immediately preceded Simhat Torah]". |
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| | Congregation Beit Tikvah of Baltimore |
| | We celebrate the continuity of the Torah in Jewish life and acknowledge our appreciation for the joy it brings to us. | | | This joyous festival marks the completion of the annual cycle of Torah readings and the beginning of the new cycle. | | | In keeping with tradition - Jews attend synagogue to participate in the procession of the Torah. |
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| | Shabat Haazinu |
| | Although Maimonides' opinion was expressed in the context of the descendants of Noah (to exclude the category of ger-toshav), he surely considered praiseworthy the intellectual efforts of any Jew who could combine the elements of faith and understanding into an "understanding of the faith," a rational basis for his Judaism. | | | The people of Israel, who made Jerusalem their eternal religious capital, preserved worship of the Lord in its traditional center. | | | Could it be that Maimonides is saying that only simple faith in Revelation gives Jews and gentiles a place in the world to come and joy in the Torah, and that the dictates of the mind do not? |
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| | Simhat Torah: The Rabbis and the Rabble |
| | Indeed the entire institution of Simhat Torah owes its existence to custom: It was unknown to either the Bible or Talmud, and its earliest mentions are in the writings of the medieval Babylonian Ge'onim. | | | In several communities, including Izmir, Aleppo and Jerusalem, those individuals who were honoured with special 'aliyyot to the Torah were escorted from their homes to the synagogue in a spirited procession illuminated by candles and torchlight. | | | For example, the Babylonian Ge'onim were questioned about the widespread practice of lighting incense in front of the Torah scrolls on the holiday. |
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| | Shauvot, Succoth, and Simhat Torah |
| | The last reading of the Torah is the final chapters of Deuteronomy and the first chapters of Genesis to show that the Torah has no beginning and no end, but is eternal. | | | The festival of Simhat Torah takes place immediately at the end of the festival of Sukkot. | | | During the original festival all the farmers would have brought their first fruits to the temple, where they offered them as a sign of their thankfulness to God. |
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| | Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies - SIJS |
| | The Democratic Nature of Torah Study: In addition, Simhat Torah symbolizes the fact that the Torah belongs to the entire people of Israel: scholars and laypeople; men, women and children. | | | As we recite in the Arvit (evening) service every night: "for [the words of the Torah] are our lives and the length of our days; day and night shall we meditate upon them". | | | A holiday which began in Babylonia in the tenth century spread to the entire Jewish world, with each ethnic group contributing new customs which were then absorbed by Kelal Yisrael (the collective Jewish people). |
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| | Pilgrimage Festivals and Simhat Torah |
| | Seven weeks are counted from the beginning of Pesah to the feast of Shavuot, which celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments. | | | Shavuot celebrates the revelation of God's spiritual and physical blessings, especially in the giving of the Ten Commandments. | | | Shavuot, The Feast of Weeks: Life in Torah |
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| | The Mysterious Origins of Simhat Torah |
| | Even according to the ancient rites of the Land of Israel, where the Torah was chanted over a period of three and a half years, and did not conclude at a specific season of the year, a "Simhat Torah" ceremony was often held to mark that occasion. | | | It stands to reason, if the new cycle was begun on Yom Kippur, then the old one must have been concluded, with the reading of the final section of Deuteronomy, slightly before that; however the sources are unclear about the details. | | | A more decisive reason for the choice of date had to do with its Prophetic reading (haftarah). |
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| | USCJ Press Release for the Perek Yomi Project - Temple Beth Am - Margate Florida |
| | Beginning on Simhat Torah 5760, Conservative Jews will have an exciting opportunity to join fellow congregants from all over North America in an important mitzvah -- daily Torah study. | | | Perek Yomi, which invites participants to read a chapter of Tanakh a day, is an important effort to bring the entire Conservative Movement together in a program of learning and personal growth. |
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| | Realizing that God has truly forgiven us and agreed to live amongst us again, we are overjoyed and express that joy on Simhat Torah through dancing with the Torah. | | | We have moved from estrangement to reconciliation with God and our joy overflows. | | | That journey begins with the days leading up to Tisha B'Av and culminates in the celebration of Simhat Torah. |
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| | Similarly, if the children come to shul without the parents, if they only come to recite kadish after the parent is gone from this world, this is the opposite of happiness. | | | The verse quoted above states that you shall rejoice before Hashem with your son and daughter, in the place of Hashem. | | | The Torah is teaching us: When do we have complete joy? |
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| | The Reform and Reconstructionist movements made the decision at their inception to celebrate the calendar according to the land of Israel and the way the days are counted in the Torah. | | | The Torah teaches that immediately following Sukkot there is to be an additional festival called Shemini Atzeret (the eighth day of gathering). |
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| | Mail.Liberal-Judaism Volume 3 Number 44 |
| | We read two portions of the Torah then, the end of Deuteronomy with the death of Moses and the beginning of Genesis with the Creation. | | | At Temple Shalom in Louisville, KY, we moved out of a small house in Aug. 1989 which was too small for the congregation to do the hakaffot indoors, so we used to march around the outside perimeter of the house singing Hebrew songs. | | | Its a 16-month wall calendar with wonderful photography, equivalent Jewish calendar days and months, the holidays, Torah readings. |
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| | The Lightness of the Torah: Why Simhat Torah Matters |
| | In Cairo there are two synagogues, one for the people of the Land of Israel and one for the people of Babylonia
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| | Ansche Chesed October 2004 Bulletin |
| | The first hour of our service, with dancing and singing and candy for the children, is geared especially to families and is joyful for all. | | | We will look at selected passages from Rabbi Nachman's classic text in Jewish mysticism as we explore the radical thought and writings of this late 18th century Hasidic master who paired mystical cosmology with deep psychological insight. | | | The entire Ansche Chesed community joins together to celebrate the Torah with singing and dancing. |
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| | Alef: Simhat Torah |
| | In this lesson, students learn about the customs of Simhat Torah, including the hakafot (Torah parades) and some facts about the Torah. | | | Simhat Torah is a holiday that celebrates the Torah. |
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| | Judaism & Jewish Holidays |
| | Shalom Center, The - brings Jewish spirituality, tradition, and experience to issues of tikkun olam — pursuing peace, seeking justice, healing the earth, and building community | | | Hag HaSuccoth - describes the Feast of The Tabernacles or Festival of The Booths, as detailed in the Book of Leviticus | | | Sh@vuot Center - contest and information about this festival commemorating the giving of the Torah in Mt. Sinai |
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| | AllRefer.com - Tabernacles, Feast of (Judaism) - Encyclopedia |
| | The palm branch (lulav or lulab) and citron (etrog or ethrog) used in conjunction with prayers of the Feast of Tabernacles possibly go back to the harvest festival associated with the holiday. | | | See H. Schauss, Guide to Jewish Holy Days (1938, repr. | | | The day after Sukkoth is Simhath Torah [Heb.,=rejoicing of the law], which celebrates the annual completion of the reading of the Torah. |
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| | Torah on Encyclopedia.com |
| | In a wider sense the Torah includes all teachings of Judaism, the entire Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. | | | The Torah is believed by Orthodox Jews to have been handed down to Moses on Mt. Sinai and transmitted by him to the Jews. | | | Talmudic Torah school in the village of Porat, North African Jews. |
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| | Beth El Synagogue - Minneapolis, Minnesota - United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism |
| | Therefore, Shemini Atzeret and Simhat Torah are designated as the time when the community gathers to celebrate the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle and the transition from the end of the book Devarim (Deuteronomy) to the beginning of Beresheet (Genesis). | | | Shemini Atzeret and Simhat Torah, originally the climax and grand finale of the Sukkot celebration, are now distinguished by their emphasis on the Torah. | | | Again, it is an excellent opportunity for the family to gather and celebrate the teachings and ideals of the Torah before gathering with the community for a largescale celebration. |
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| | Dor L Dor 2001-10-03 |
| | It is very exciting to walk into S.A.C. every Sunday and watch as you all walk in and transform this college into a place of kavod and religious learning. | | | Shemini Atzeret and Simhat Torah are holidays on which work is not permitted. | | | Wow, four Hebrew words in one headline and you understood them all, good for you! |
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| | FROM BOOK SIX, MYTHS OF THE HOLY TIME |
| | Furthermore, on this day the Torah portion that is read from Deuteronomy recounts the | | | Torah, progressing from the Five Books of Moses to the Prophets, and from the Prophets | | | Simhat Torah is the day of rejoicing with the Torah that had been given through Moses. |
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| | NCSJ - EAJC Update: October 2003 |
| | On behalf of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) we congratulate you on the holiday of Simhat Torah. | | | These days the Jewish people are finishing the annual reading of the roll of the Torah. | | | Let the new cycle of reading the sacred Torah, the anticipation of which the Jews mark on the days of Simhat Torah, will add up good and love to your life! |
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| | Simhat Torah recipe |
| | Peel it off of the plastic and make Hebrew letters. | | | For more fun pages, try The Torah is Like _ _ _ _, Tagin Tease, Teshuva Track, Rosh Hashana Time Capsule, Crazy Cube Calendar, Loony Lunar Rebus, Alex's Pillow, Round Riddle, Teshuva Handshake, and Shofar Blast. |
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| | Holocaust Activities |
| | Atzeret - The final day of the Sukkot festival, coinciding in Reform Judaism with the holiday of Simchat Torah. | | | "Torah" is also used to describe the entire body of traditional Jewish teaching and literature. | | | The name is derived from the practice of building a sukkah, or temporary dwelling, during the festival. |
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