Sijjum

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Sijjum (also Sijum , Hebrew "conclusion", "termination") has the following meanings in Judaism :

  • Sijjum bedawar tow , "Graduation with good content": Care is taken that texts of prayer, religious lecture or study end with a positive content, if necessary a preceding (positive) sentence is repeated after the actual (but negative) conclusion and thus brought about a positive conclusion.
  • Sijjum sefer tora : Completion of the writing of a Torah scroll honoring those who contributed to the cost. This is followed by a feast.
  • Sijjum ha-sefer : Completion of one of the five books of the Torah during the Sabbath reading of the Torah in the synagogue
  • Sijjum ha-tora : joyfully celebrated conclusion of the synagogal readings of the complete Torah in the annual cycle of Simchat Torah with an immediate restart of the readings with the section Bereshit .
  • Sijjum massechet : graduation of a Talmud treatise , connected to a festive meal, the Sijjum-meal
  • Sijjum ha-shass : conclusion of the six main orders of the whole Talmud, also combined with a feast
  • In general and figuratively: a snack or a festive meal following a (mostly religious) lecture

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