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Simhat Torah (Festa della Torah)   Cerca

Nota d'ambito

Use for general discussions of Simhat Torah. Used in conjunction with the index term "customs and observances, Jewish" if the observance of the holiday is discussed. Used in conjunction with the keyword "sense of time: Jewish Holidays" if discussed as the date of an event that occurred while in the camp or while in hiding. (en-US)

Definizione

A holiday celebrating the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle and the beginning of a new one. Observances include synagogue attendance and joyous parading of the Torah scrolls around the synagogue. It is traditional that everyone in a community have an opportunity to bless the Torah. (en-US)

Fonte

Klein, Isaac. A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice. New York: Jewish Theological Seminary of America and KTAV Publishing House, 1979. pp. 170

Termini più generici

• festività religiose (ebraiche)