Pronounced: HAHG-buh, Origin: Hebrew, lifting of the opened Torah scroll after the public Torah reading is complete.
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Hagbah and Gelilah (video)
Lifting the Torah at the end of the service, and wrapping it up.
Hagbah and Gelilah (video)
Lifting the Torah at the end of the service, and wrapping it up.
The Simchat Torah Morning Service
Ending -- and beginning -- the Torah cycle