Simchat Torah
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Simchat Torah is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the completion and immediate restarting of the annual Torah reading cycle with joyous dancing, singing, and Torah processions in the synagogue.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Simchat Torah (in many communities) | 1 |
| Simchat Torah (in the Diaspora) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shemini Atzeret ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish liturgical year
ⓘ
Torah-related observances ⓘ |
| celebrates |
completion of the annual Torah reading cycle
ⓘ
restarting of the annual Torah reading cycle ⓘ |
| custom |
calling many people to the Torah
ⓘ
multiple circuits around the bimah ⓘ singing traditional songs ⓘ special aliyah for children ⓘ |
| follows | Sukkot ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | Yom Tov ⓘ |
| hasEmotion |
communal joy
ⓘ
rejoicing ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | שמחת תורה ⓘ |
| hasProcessionType | hakafot with Torah scrolls ⓘ |
| hasRitualObject |
Torah scroll
ⓘ
bimah ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Torah
ⓘ
community celebration ⓘ joy ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tishrei holidays ⓘ |
| isPublicHolidayIn | Israel ⓘ |
| liturgicalFocus |
Torah reading
ⓘ
beginning of Genesis ⓘ completion of Deuteronomy ⓘ |
| locationOfObservance |
Jewish homes
ⓘ
synagogue ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Rejoicing of the Torah ⓘ |
| music |
festive songs
ⓘ
liturgical melodies ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Jewish communities worldwide
ⓘ
Jews ⓘ |
| relatedHoliday |
Rosh Hashanah
ⓘ
Shemini Atzeret ⓘ Sukkot ⓘ Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalPortionRead |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
surface form:
Bereishit
Vezot Haberakhah ⓘ |
| scripturalText | Torah ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
joy in Torah study
ⓘ
ongoing cycle of Torah reading ⓘ |
| timeInHebrewCalendar | end of Tishrei ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
Torah processions
ⓘ
dancing with Torah scrolls ⓘ hakafot ⓘ singing in synagogue ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Simchat Torah (in the Diaspora)
this entity surface form:
Simchat Torah (in many communities)