Simchat Torah Torah reading



on simchat torah (hebrew: שמחת תורה; joyous celebration of torah ), order of weekly readings completed, , day celebrated various customs involving torah. torah read @ night – unique occurrence, preceded 7 rounds of song , dance (hakafot, sing. hakafah; communities have hakafot without subsequently reading torah.) during hakafot, or of synagogue s torah scrolls removed holy ark, , carried around bimah members of congregation.


on day of simchat torah (in judaism, day follows night), communities repeat 7 rounds of song , dance varying degrees, while in others torah scrolls carried around bimah (seven times) symbolically. afterwards, many communities have custom of calling every member of congregation aliyah, accomplished repeatedly re-reading day s 5 aliyot. process expedited splitting congregants multiple rooms, each of torah brought reading.


following regular aliyot, honor of hatan torah ( groom of torah ) given distinguished member of congregation, called aliyah in remaining verses of torah read, complete year s reading. member of congregation honored hatan bereishit ( groom of genesis ), , receives aliyah in first verses of torah, containing creation account of genesis, read (a second copy of torah used, first need not rolled way beginning while congregants wait). afterwards, services proceed in usual manner, maftir , haftarah simchat torah.







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