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thought, the traditional dancing with the Torah allows the Jew to act as the "feet" of the Torah, taking the Torah where it wishes to go, as feet transport the head. This is thought as an act of submission to the will of God as expressed in the dictates of the Torah. It is an act that causes the Jew
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it was the custom to sell to the members of the congregation, on the 23rd of Tishri, the privilege of executing various functions during the services on Shabbat and Jewish festivals; i.e. the synagogue used this occasion as a fund-raiser. People who made these donations were called up to the Torah
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communities outside Israel, Shemini Atzeret is a two-day holiday and the Simchat Torah festivities are observed on the second day. The first day is referred to as "Shemini Atzeret" and the second day as "Simchat Torah", although both days are officially Shemini Atzeret according to
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In Orthodox synagogues, men and boys predominate in the dancing; children (even young girls) may also dance with their fathers. Women and older girls often have their own dancing circles (sometimes with the Torah scrolls), or look on from the other side of a
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that in his edition (ours is lacunose) Ghiyyat added that Hayy had also written "Our habit is to dance specifically, even many of the elders, when they make eulogies of the torah, and this is permitted because it glorifies the torah", a ruling affirmed by
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In the 9th century, some European Jewish communities assigned a special reading from the Prophets to be read on this day. In the 13th century, the reading of Genesis was added immediately upon the completion of Deuteronomy and the
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as part of the Shacharit service, before the celebrations connected with the Torah reading begin, rather than as part of the Musaf service that follows. This practice hearkens back to an old custom for the
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May the angel who redeems me from all evil bless the children, and may my name be declared among them, and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they teem like fish for multitude within the
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are read in the synagogue. On each occasion, when the ark is opened, the worshippers leave their seats to dance and sing with the Torah scrolls in a joyous celebration that can last for several hours.
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is spread out over the heads of all the children as the blessing over the Torah is pronounced, and for the congregation to bless the children by reciting (in Hebrew) a verse from Jacob's blessing to
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on the evening following the holiday, which is the same day as Simchat Torah evening in the diaspora. The custom was started by the former Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Rabbi Yedidya Frankel.
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sponsored by the Hatan Torah (see below) to be held during the Simchat Torah service itself where hard liquor (along with other refreshments) may be served. Since the Bible prohibits
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to inherently and naturally observe the Jewish faith. And just as the head benefits from the mobility of the feet, so does the Torah become exalted by the commitment of the Jew.
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that "this teaches that we make a feast to complete the torah, therefore we make great feasts and ample delicacies on the day of Simchat Torah, to honor the torah's completion".
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need only encompass one circuit around the synagogue, the dancing and singing with the Torah often continues much longer, and may overflow from the synagogue onto the streets.
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congregations, men and women dance together. In some congregations, the Torah scrolls are carried out into the streets and the dancing may continue far into the evening.
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service. When the ark is opened to take out the Torah for the Torah reading, all the scrolls are again removed from the ark and the congregation again starts the seven
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in single-gender tefillah groups (prayer groups consisting only of women, who pray together), and only men are called to the Torah in front of the whole congregation.
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are reread so that everyone has an opportunity to recite the blessing. To save time, some congregations call people up in groups. Others hold a series of separate
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and Soviet Jewry. Dancing in the street with the Torah has become part of the holiday's ritual in various Jewish congregations in the United States as well.
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on the night of the 23rd of Tishri became customary; and on the same evening, after the procession, a number of passages from the Torah were read.
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that "the French rite is ... they make large celebrations, the entire community in the homes of the honorees, because it is the Simchat Torah."
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In most Eastern Ashkenazic communities, one deviation from an otherwise ordinary holiday morning service is the performance of the
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that "It is called Simchat Torah ... the custom is for the Chatan Torah to make a feast and to distribute sweets and candies".
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The Simchat Torah festivities begin with the evening service. All the synagogue's Torah scrolls are removed from the
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The morning service is also uniquely characterized by the calling up of each member of the congregation for an
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prayer book, it was reinstated in later versions. Most Conservative congregations still perform it.
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are accompanied by traditional chants, including biblical and liturgical verses and songs about the
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The culmination of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret. Conclusion of the annual Torah reading cycle. Final
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Although the blessing of the children is omitted from the 1985 edition of Conservative Judaism's
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in the autumn (late mid-September to late mid-October) is immediately followed by the holiday of
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Another custom is to call all the children (in Orthodox congregations boys only) to a special
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In many congregations it is customary to call all eligible members of the congregation for an
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In the 20th century, Simhat Torah came to symbolize the public assertion of Jewish identity.
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Jewish synagogues, each circuit is announced by a few melodious invocations imploring God to
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Persistence and Flexibility: Anthropological Perspectives on the American Jewish Experience
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In the 16th century, the practice of taking out the scrolls and filing solemnly around the
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is read in synagogue. Everyone is called to the Torah reading. Then first Parsha from
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congregations, even outside Israel, may do likewise. Many communities in Israel have
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29:35–30:1, is read from a third Torah scroll. The passage describes the prescribed
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The morning service, like that of other Jewish holidays, includes a special holiday
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communities have Hakafot on the eve of the first day of Shemini Atzeret as well.
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Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran
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by heart while carrying stones on their back, those Jews who went on whispering
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for the Torah reading. In a minority of Orthodox congregations women receive
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was one commandment that was impossible to observe—yet they observed it.
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On Rebecca batMeir Tikitiner's Simchat Torah poem, see p. 51ff.
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to the Torah on Simchat Torah. To accommodate this the first five
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on Israeli army installations and civilian communities near the
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and the dancing, three scrolls of the Torah are read. The last
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as all the Torah scrolls are carried around in seven circuits (
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Old Yiddish Literature from Its Origins to the Haskalah Period
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Jewish holiday marking the conclusion of public Torah readings
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Modern customs of celebration and dancing arose in the early
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Paper flag for Simchat Torah, 1900, in the collection of the
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On October 07, 2023, 06:29, the morning of Simchat Torah,
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and are carried around the sanctuary in a series of seven
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congregations, this is the only time of year on which the
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The Feast of the Rejoicing of the Law at the Synagogue in
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The main celebrations of Simchat Torah take place in the
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OC אורח חיים תרסט see Mishnah Berurah volume 6 page 272
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congregations generally choose Torah scholars instead.
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