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Simchat Torah (Hebrew: שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה; Ashke****:
Simchas Torah), also
spelled Simhat Torah, is a
Jewish holiday that
celebrates and
marks the conclusion...
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Congregation Beit
Simchat Torah ("CBST") is a non-denominational, pluralistic,
progressive LGBTQ+
Jewish synagogue located at 130 West 30th Street, in...
- as to
which practices of each
holiday are to apply. The
celebration of
Simchat Torah is the most
distinctive feature of the holiday, but it is a later...
- on the
evening before the date shown. Note also that the date
given for
Simchat Torah is for
outside of Israel. On
holidays marked "*", Jews are not permitted...
- Land of Israel, two days in the diaspora,
where the
second day is
called Simchat Torah). The
Hebrew word sukkoṯ is the
plural of
sukkah ('booth' or 'tabernacle')...
- an
American rabbi who
served as
spiritual leader of
Congregation Beit
Simchat Torah in New York City for thirty-two years. She was
appointed the synagogue's...
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Simchat Beit
Hashoevah or
Simchas Beis
Hashoeiva (Hebrew: שמחת בית השואבה, lit. "Rejoicing of the Water-Drawing House") is a
special celebration held...
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Zeved habat (Hebrew: זֶבֶד הַבָּת - Gift of the Daughter) or
Simchat Bat (Hebrew: שמחת בת -
Celebration of the Daughter) is the
Jewish naming ceremony...
- Arab–Israeli War. The attacks,
which coincided with the
Jewish religious holiday Simchat Torah,
initiated the
ongoing Gaza war. The
attacks began with a barrage...
- (bimah) with the Four
species on each of the
seven days of the holiday. On
Simchat Torah, the
custom is to take the
Torah scrolls out of the Ark and to encircle...
