The Book of Nehemiah describes how the public form of this ritual was instituted by Ezra after the Babylonian Captivity. A celebration called Simchat follows the conclusion of an annual cycle involving this ritual, and involves circling a synagogue seven times with its central object. During this ritual, the titles kohen and levi are given to participants in the first aliyah, which involves giving blessings before and after doing this. That object is referred to with the word Sefer and is kept on two scrolls with forty-two lines written in each column. For 10 points, name this ritual in which Jews recite the first five books of the Bible, which include Numbers and Leviticus.
The Book of Nehemiah describes how the public form of this ritual was instituted by Ezra after the Babylonian Captivity. A celebration called Simchat follows the conclusion of an annual cycle involving this ritual, and involves circling a synagogue seven times with its central object. During this ritual, the titles kohen and levi are given to participants in the first aliyah, which involves giving blessings before and after doing this. That object is referred to with the word Sefer and is kept on two scrolls with forty-two lines written in each column. For 10 points, name this ritual in which Jews recite the first five books of the Bible, which include Numbers and Leviticus.
The Book of Nehemiah describes how the public form of this ritual was instituted by Ezra after the Babylonian Captivity.
reading of the Torah [Accept equivalents.]