A Popular Dictionary of Judaism
(Hebrew. ‘Rejoicing in the Law’). The final day of the *festival of *Sukkot. In *Israel, it is celebrated on the same day as *Shemini Atzeret, but in the *diaspora, it takes place on the day after.
On Simhat Torah, the annual cycle of *Torah readings is completed and a new start is made. This is accompanied by much rejoicing. The Torah is carried in procession seven times round the *bimah of the synagogue and hymns of praise are sung. In *Hasidic worship, the celebration involves dancing as well as music.
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