10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIMHATH TORAH»
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Simhath Torah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Simhath Torah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Entertaining on the Jewish Holidays
Two independent holidays, Shemini Atzereth and Simhath Torah, have been
appended to Sukkoth over the years and are generally considered eighth and
ninth days of the festival. In Israel they are both celebrated on the eighth day.
Shemini ...
2
The Divided People: Can Israel's Breakup be Stopped?
Over the years the custom developed of dancing and singing in certain street
locations at the conclusion of the religious holiday of Simhath Torah, which
celebrates the end and the beginning anew of the yearly reading of the Five
Books of ...
3
Disciple II Teacher Helps
At theend ofthecycle thecongregation celebrates the completion of the reading
onthe lastday of thefestival of Succoth (Boothsor Tabernacles), which iscalled
Simhath Torah (“rejoicing in the Torah”). The reading on Simhath Torahis the
only ...
4
In Praise of Baal Shem Tov (Shivhei Ha-Besht: the Earliest ...
Once on Simhath Torah“ the followers of the Besht were happy, dancing and
drinking a lot Of wine from the Besht's cellar.1 The Besht's pious wife said: “They
will not leave any wine for the blessing of the kiddush and Havdalah,”' and she ...
5
The Comprehensive Hebrew Calendar: Twentieth to ...
Of the 54 regular Parashioth into which the whole Torah is divided, only the last
one, Vezoth Hab'rachah, is not recited on a Sabbath, but on a holiday (Simhath
Torah). Special sections are provided for holidays occurring on Sabbaths.
6
Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, ...
... which is only one day everywhere) required the development of second-day
liturgies and readings, allowing Diaspora communities, for example, a separate
day for Simhath Torah where Israel combines Shemini Atzeret and Simhath
Torah.
7
Ashkenazim and Sephardim: Their Relations, Differences, and ...
Asher4 reports a custom among the Ashkenazim that those who had been called
up to conclude and to commence the Torah on Simhath Torah should distribute
gifts (to charity) and make a feast. Some other meals customary among the ...
Hirsch Jakob Zimmels, 1993
8
The Manor: & the Estate
791 IV On the night of Simhath Torah, Misha carried a flag and a red apple with a
candle stuck into it. He stood with the other boys on a bench and chatted in a
mixture of Polish and Yiddish. For the first three years of his life, Misha had
spoken ...
Isaac Bashevis Singer, 1979
9
What a Life!: The Autobiography of Pesach'ke Burstein, ...
"Pesach Burstein wishes to say a few words before starting the performance." I
gained courage as I walked out onto the stage and heard a generous applause. "
My dear friends, I wish to apologize for spoiling your Simhath Torah evening.
Pesach Burstein, Lillian Lux Burstein, Gershon Freidlin, 2003
10
Pictures of Jewish Home-life
their rejoicing during Purim did not mean simply a material satisfaction--it was a
spiritual rejoicing, as on Simhath Torah, when the Reading of the Law was
started again, so that during Purim and Simhath Torah allowance is made if a
little ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIMHATH TORAH»
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Simhath Torah is used in the context of the following news items.
The cuisine connection
... to the Feast of Tabernacles, Simhath Torah, Purim, Hanukkah (Festival of Lights), and the Passover. The Passover, for instance, is marked by food that has not ... «The Hindu, Dec 13»
