[sim-khahs tawr-uh, tohr-uh; Seph. Heb. seem-khaht taw-rah; Ashk. Heb. sim-khahs toh-ruh, toi-ruh, -khuh
s] 
| a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23rd day of Tishri, being the 9th day of Sukkoth, that marks the completion of the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue and the beginning of the new cycle. |
| simhath torah | |
noun | |
| (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 [syn: Shimchath Torah] |