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The concept of simcha is an important one in Jewish philosophy. A popular teaching by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, a 19th-century Chassidic Rabbi, is " Mitzvah Gedolah Le'hiyot Besimcha Tamid ," it is a great mitzvah (commandment) to always be in a state of happiness. When a person is happy one is much more capable of serving God and going about ...
Simchat Torah ( שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה , lit., "Torah celebration", Ashkenazi: Simchas Torah ), also spelled Simhat Torah, is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle. Simchat Torah is a component of the Biblical Jewish holiday of Shemini ...
Early life. Simcha Jacobovici was born on April 4, 1953, in Petah Tikva, Israel, to a Jewish family. His parents were Holocaust survivors from Iași, Romania, who emigrated to Israel in 1941 aboard the MV Struma. [ 3] In 1962, the family relocated to Canada. [ 4] He earned a B.A. in philosophy and political science (with honors) from McGill ...
Simka Faibusovich Simkhovitch was born on May 21, 1885 O.S./June 2, 1885 N.S. into a Jewish family in Novozybkov, Russia, [1] who owned a small department store. During a severe case of measles when he was seven, Simkhovitch sketched the views outside his window and decided to become an artist, over his father's objections. [2]
Simca do Brasil (1958–66) Simca ( Société Industrielle de Mécanique et Carrosserie Automobile; Mechanical and Automotive Body Manufacturing Company) was a French automaker, founded in November 1934 by Fiat S.p.A. and directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by Italian Henri Pigozzi. Simca was affiliated with Fiat and, after Simca bought Ford 's ...