What is the rabbinic source and significance for making a festive meal in honor of completing the Torah?
Synopsis
The Talmudic source for making a festive meal on Simchat Torah is the principle that celebrating the completion of mitzvah study is appropriate, derived from the example of King Ahasuerus making a feast.
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