10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIMCHATH TORAH»
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Simchath Torah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Frankfurt on the Hudson: The German Jewish Community of ...
Until the 1960s Simchath Torah was a day of generational harmony in which the
requirements of decorum were relaxed. The old were happy to see American-
born boys sing the responses and join in carrying the Torah and in other aspects
of ...
Steven M. Lowenstein, 1989
2
Remember who You are: Stories about Being Jewish
The last day of Succoth is called Simchath Torah, the day of rejoicing in the Torah
, when the last chapter of the Five Books of Moses, and we once again begin the
first chapter to indicate that the study of Torah never ends. The beginning of ...
Esther Rudomin Hautzig, 1999
3
Traveler's Guide to Jewish Germany
SHOCHET KNIFE: A long, straight, very sharp knife for ritually correct
slaughtering of animals. SHOTAR: Ram's horn, blown as part of the ritual at
certain feasts, especially Yom Kippur. SIDDUR: Book of everyday prayer
SIMCHATH TORAH ...
4
The Seven Beggars & Other Kabbalistic Tales of Rebbe Nachman ...
Then on Simchath Torah we perfect the concept of joy and song when we
complete the Torah and begin it once again. We begin the Torah with the word
Bereshith, which is the hidden saying (Likutey Halakhoth, Rosh HaShanah,
Roshay ...
Naḥman (of Bratslav), 2005
5
Brother Jesus: The Nazarene Through Jewish Eyes
... 16, 33, 53, 60 rebirth, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 36, 41, 107 Rechabites, 28, 32, 68
red heifer, 34 Red Sea, 200 (n. 62) reincarnation, 21, 140 Rejoicing of the Law (
Simchath- Torah), 193 (n. 25) repentance, 31, 37, 78 resurrection(s), 15, 19, 181,
...
6
American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography
... Kippur-The day of atonement -- The atonement offering [poem] -- The day of
return -- Succoth-The Jewish Thanksgiving -- Succoth in wartime [poem] -- Tent of
Isreal -- Simchath Torah-The rejoicing over the Torah -- Simchath Torah [poem] ...
7
Shemirath Shabbath: A Guide to the Practical Observance of ...
Yom Tov (plural Yamim Tovim): The first and last days of Pesach and Sukkoth (
that is to say, including Shemini Atzereth and Simchath Torah), Shavuoth and the
two days of Rosh Ha- shana. The rules which apply to Yom Kippur are by and ...
Yehoshau Y. Neuwirth, 1997
8
Engagements with the World: Emotions and Human Nature
A story was told to me by a Hasidic rabbi about the Jewish holiday of Simchath
Torah, the blessing of the Torah. It takes place on the day when the Torah is read
from the beginning and commemorates Moses receiving the Torah from Jahveh ...
9
The Mozartian Historian: Essays on the Works of Joseph R. ...
Cycles figure in Jewish thinking, the cycle of ritual observances and the cycle of
reading the Torah, so that the death of Moses and the creation of heaven and
earth meet in sequence at Simchath Torah, the festival of rejoicing in the Law.
Maurice J. Meisner, Rhoads Murphey, 1976
10
New York Times Almanac 2002
On the Simchath Torah, the 23rd of Tishri, a congregation finishes reading the
last book of the Torah and immediately starts again with the first. Hanukkah (
Chanukah, Feast of Dedication; Festival of Lights) The importance of the eight-
day feast ...
