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Rejoicing of the Law

Rejoicing of the Law

9.9
A Jewish holiday celebrating the end of the yearly reading of the Torah
  • noun
translation icon : Simjat Torá
  • Every year, the community gathers for Rejoicing of the Law to mark the Torah's completion.

Examples

  • During the Rejoicing of the Law, we read from the Torah.

  • Children danced with flags during the Rejoicing of the Law celebrations at the synagogue.

  • The Rejoicing of the Law is a joyful occasion in the Jewish calendar.

  • The community gathered to celebrate the Rejoicing of the Law.

  • Every year, the community gathers for Rejoicing of the Law to mark the Torah's completion.

  • Children danced with flags during the Rejoicing of the Law celebrations at the synagogue.

  • During the Rejoicing of the Law, we read from the Torah.

Synonyms

Simchat Torah
vsRejoicing of the Law
1 8.4

A Jewish festival to celebrate finishing the yearly Torah readings and starting them again with dancing and singing

gives the same holiday but uses another conventional wording
Rejoicing over the Law
vsRejoicing of the Law
9.9

A Jewish festival celebrating finishing the yearly reading of the Torah

is the identical festival expressed with a different traditional wording
Simhath Torah
vsRejoicing of the Law
9.9

A Jewish festival celebrating the end of the yearly Torah readings

expresses the same event but in a different conventional form
Rejoicing in the Law
vsRejoicing of the Law
9.9

A Jewish holiday when people joyfully celebrate finishing the yearly reading of the Torah

is the same celebration but phrased with a different traditional expression
Shimchath Torah
vsRejoicing of the Law
9.9

A Jewish festival when people finish and immediately begin the yearly Torah readings, often with singing and dancing

focuses only on the completion of the cycle rather than its restart
Simchas Torah
vsRejoicing of the Law
9.4

A Jewish holy day at the end of Sukkot when people celebrate finishing the yearly Torah readings

mentions the completion date without stressing its connection to Sukkot
Simhat Torah
vsRejoicing of the Law
9.6

A Jewish holiday at the end of Sukkot when people celebrate finishing the yearly Torah readings

describes the same completion but does not tie it explicitly to Sukkot timing

Surface Forms

Rejoicing of the Law singular

Morphology

rejoicing + of + the + law

The components 'rejoicing' and 'the law' straightforwardly signal a celebration related to law or scripture, so a B1 learner would likely infer it refers to some kind of ceremonial rejoicing about the Law. However, the specific referent (the Jewish festival marking completion of the annual Torah readings and its calendrical particulars) is culturally specific and not predictable from the words alone, so the expression is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Rejoicing of the Law comes from the Jewish custom of celebrating when the Law (the Torah) is finished for the year: people sing, dance, and carry the Torah scrolls in the synagogue. So the name means a joyful time to mark the Torah's yearly completion.