gelilah

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גְּלִילָה.

Noun

gelilah (uncountable)

1. The act or ceremony of scrolling the Torah back up after reading it.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 220:

     It is suggested that the Tallit be worn when saying Kaddish at the prayer desk, when one receives an Aliyah, at Minhah on a fast day, when one removes the Torah scroll from the ark, when one is honored with Hagbahah or Gelilah, or if one serves as an assistant.

Alternative forms

• gelila