Kriat HaTorah

noun

The act or ceremony of reading the Torah.

OriginHebrew קְרִיאַת הַתּוֹרָה →
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Meanings

nounKriat HaTorah (usually uncountable, plural Kriot HaTorah)

plural Kriot HaTorah

  1. uncountableusuallyThe act or ceremony of reading the Torah.

    Seligman Baer also stipulated that the verse is to be said while the cover of the Torah scroll is folded after Keri'at Hatorah.

    1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 223

Origin

  1. Hebrewקְרִיאַת הַתּוֹרָה
  2. EnglishKriat HaTorah

Borrowed from Hebrew קְרִיאַת הַתּוֹרָה.

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Kriat HaTorah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kriat%20HaTorah

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“Kriat HaTorah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kriat%20HaTorah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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