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Yeshivish glossary term

hotzaas Sefer Torah

הוצאת ספר תורה

Meaning

  • taking the Torah scroll out of the ark
  • removal of the Torah for public reading

Alternate spellings

hotzaat Sefer Torah

Usage and context

Refers to the part of the service when the Torah is removed from the ark.

Category
Torah service
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

We are up to hotzaas Sefer Torah.

Plain-English example

The service has reached the removal of the Torah scroll from the ark.