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Hatan Torah
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The person who reads the final aliyah of the Torah on Simchat Torah.
en 1996 Macy Nulman The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer 237 A poetic passage recited in the Ashkenazic tradition summoning the Hatan Torah ("Bridegroom of the Torah") to the concluding portion of the Torah (Deut. 33:27-29, 34:1-12)