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Lit., "the joy of Torah" – holiday at the end of Sukkot in which Jews dance with the Torah late into the night. The yearly reading cycle of the Torah is completed, and a new cycle is begun. Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah mark the end of the holiday season. In some congregations, the Torah scroll is unrolled in its entirety, and selected verses are read or sections noted.
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