Simhat Torah Definition

simKHät tōrä, simKHäs tōrə
noun
A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23d day of Tishri, that marks the end of the annual cycle of Torah readings and the beginning of the next cycle.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Rejoicing in the Law
  • Rejoicing of the Law
  • Rejoicing over the Law
  • Simchas Torah
  • simhath-torah
  • simchat torah
  • Shimchath Torah