Hatan Torah

noun

The person who reads the final aliyah of the Torah on Simchat Torah.

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Meanings

noun
  1. The person who reads the final aliyah of the Torah on Simchat Torah.

    A poetic passage recited in the Ashkenazic tradition summoning the Hatan Torah ("Bridegroom of the Torah") to the concluding portion of the Torah (Deut. 33:27-29, 34:1-12)

    1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 237
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