peticha
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Pronunciations

peticha (peh-tee-KHAH)
peticha (p-tee-KHAH) listen

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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)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • פתיחה, lit. 'opening'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      pesicha, petichah, pesichah, petikha, pesikha, petikhah, pesikhah, pticha, ptikha, ptichah, ptikhah

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