Simchat Torah or better Simḥath Torah (also Simkhes Toreh Hebrew: שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה lit. Rejoicing of/[with the] Torah) is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle.
Rejoicing with the Torah., The culmination of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret. Final Parsha from Deuteronomy is read in synagogue. Everyone called to the Torah reading. Conclusion of the annual Torah reading cycle.
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