Simchat TorahSimchat Torah (Hebrew: שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה; Ashkenazi: Simchas Torah), also spelled Simhat 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.
Jewish prayerJewish prayer (Hebrew: תְּפִילָּה, tefilla; plural תְּפִילּוֹתtefillot; Yiddish: תּפֿלה, romanized: tfile, plural תּפֿלותtfilles; Yinglish: davening from Yiddish דאַווןdavn 'pray') is the prayer recitation that forms part of the observance of Rabbinic Judaism. These prayers, often with instructions and commentary, are found in the Siddur, the traditional Jewish prayer book.
Seder (Bible)A seder (plural: sedarim) is part of a biblical book in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible. In the TorahThe text of the Torah is divided into roughly 150 sedarim though sources disagree on the exact number. Differing texts record 141, 154 or 167 sedarim. The division of the Torah into sedarim is a result of the ancient custom of a triennial cycle for Torah reading.
PassoverJewish holidayPassover, also called Pasch () or Pesach (; Biblical Hebrew: חַג הַפֶּסַח, romanized: Ḥag Ha‑Pesaḥ, lit. 'Pilgrimage of the Passing Over'), or Peysekh in Yiddish, is a major Jewish holiday and one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
Hebrew calendarLunisolar calendar used for Jewish religious observances
ParashahThe term parashah, (Hebrew: פָּרָשָׁה Pārāšâ, "portion", Tiberian /pɔrɔˈʃɔ/, Sephardi /paraˈʃa/, plural: parshiot, also called parsha) formally means a section of a biblical book in the Masoretic Text of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). In common usage today the word often refers to the weekly Torah portion (a shortened form of Parashat HaShavua). This article deals with the first, formal meaning of the word.
TorahFirst five books of the Hebrew BibleAn opened Torah scroll (Book of Genesis part).Leap yearA leap year (also known as an intercalary year or bissextile year) is a calendar year that contains an additional day (or, in the case of a lunisolar calendar, a month) compared to a common year. The 366th day (or 13th month) is added to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical year or seasonal year.
Lunisolar calendarA lunisolar calendar is a calendar that combines monthly lunar cycles with the solar year. As with all calendars which divide the year into months, there is an additional requirement that the year have a whole number of months (Moon cycles). The majority of years have twelve months but every second or third year is an embolismic year, which adds a thirteenth intercalary, embolismic, or leap month. Lunisolar calendars are found in many cultures.
Hebrew languageHebrew is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of linguistic revival.
JudaismReligion of the Jewish people JudaismיַהֲדוּתYahăḏūṯCollection of Judaica (clockwise from top):Candlesticks for Shabbat, a cup for ritual handwashing, a Chumash and a Tanakh, a Yad, a shofar, and an etrog box.TypeEthnic religionClassificationAbrahamicScripture Hebrew Bible Traditions: Talmud Exegesis: Midrash TheologyMonotheisticRegionIsrael and worldwide as minoritiesLanguageBiblical Hebrew and Biblical AramaicFounderAbraham and Moses (according to tradition)Origin1st millennium BCE 20th–18th century BCE (traditional) Judah Mesopotamia (traditional)Separated fromYahwismSeparations Samaritanism Mandaeism Christianity Number of followersc.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.