peticha
Pronunciations
peticha | (peh-tee-KHAH) | |
peticha | (p-tee-KHAH) | listen |
Definitions
n. The honor of opening the parochet or doors of the aron kodesh before the Torah is taken out to be read.
Example Sentences
"When I was asked to do peticha, I couldn't get the curtain open..." (JPS)
"Both men performing Peticha should close the gate doors and follow the procession behind the
rabbi." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
פתיחה, lit. 'opening'
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
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Alternative Spellings
pesicha, petichah, pesichah, petikha, pesikha, petikhah, pesikhah, pticha, ptikha, ptichah, ptikhah
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