HAKKAFOT — (Heb. הַקָּפוֹת), term used to designate ceremonial processional circuits both in the synagogue and outside it, on various occasions. Such circuits are mentioned in the Bible. There were, for instance, seven circuits around Jericho (once a day… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
hakkafot — or hakkafoth variant of hakafoth … Useful english dictionary
SIMḤAT TORAH — (Heb. שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה; lit. rejoicing of the Torah ), the last day of the holy days begun by sukkot . In the Diaspora Simḥat Torah falls on the 23rd of Tishri, the second day of Shemini Aẓeret, the festival which concludes Sukkot. In Israel, it… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hoschana Rabba — Der siebente Tag des jüdischen Pilgerfestes Sukkot, der 21. Tag des Monats Tischri, ist bekannt als Hoschana Rabba (aramäisch: הושענא רבה, „Großes Hoschana“, auch als „Palmfest“; „hoschana“ bedeutet übersetzt „So hilf doch“!). Dieser Tag wird… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PEREMYSHLYANY, MEIR BEN AARON LEIB OF — (1780?–1850), ḥasidic ẓaddik. He was the grandson of R. Meir of Peremyshlyany, a disciple of israel b. eliezer Ba al Shem Tov (the Besht), who, according to a later ḥasidic tradition, assisted the Ba al Shem Tov in his struggle against the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
hakafoth — Seph. /hah kah fawt /; Ashk. /hah kaw fohs /, n. Hebrew. a ceremony on Simhath Torah and on other occasions in which members of a synagogue congregation carry Torah scrolls around the synagogue seven or more times. Also, hakafot, hakkafoth,… … Universalium
Simchat Torah — Simchat Torah: Kindern werden Süssigkeiten zugeworfen, Utrecht 1657 Simchat Torah (hebr. שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה, deutsch „Freude der Torah“, d. h. des Gesetzes) ist der letzte der jüdischen Feiertage, die mit dem Laubhüttenfest (Sukkot) beginnen. In… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hakkafoth — I. noun plural see hakafoth II. see hakkafot … Useful english dictionary
BRIDEGROOMS OF THE LAW — (Heb., sing., חֲתַן תּוֹרָה, ḥatan Torah), honorary titles bestowed on those who are called up to the reading of certain sections of the law during the morning service of Simḥat Torah (which coincides, in Israel, with Shemini Aẓeret), when the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
