Yeshivish glossary term
gelilah
גלילה
Meaning
- rolling and dressing the Torah scroll
- Torah-dressing honor
Alternate spellings
gelila
Usage and context
The honor of closing, binding, and dressing the Torah after hagbah.
- Category
- Torah reading
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
His son did gelilah.
Plain-English example
His son received the honor of dressing the Torah scroll.