simchat torah

Questions about simchat torah

What does simchat torah mean?

simchat torah means "(Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah".

What is another word for simchat torah?

Close synonyms include Shimchath Torah, Simhath Torah, Simhat Torah, Simchas Torah, Rejoicing over the Law. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is simchat torah a common word?

simchat torah is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.