[Avodah] minhag simchat tora

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From: Danny Schoemann 
Correct - we not only sing them, but (at least where I grew up the Adas
Yeshurun of Johannesburg) it was done in the following manner:
3 men holding Sifrei Torah would go up next to the Bima; the one in the
middle would be Chazzan.
The Chazzan would chant "Ogil V'Esmach B'Simchas Torah" and bow forward,
Then he would turn to his right and bow while chanting "Bo Yovo Tzemach
Bsimchas Torah"; the person on his right would bow too.
Repeated to his left for the next verse.

Then each of the 3 would dance  "on their own axis" (essentially spin) while
chanting the refrain "Torah Hee Eitz Chaim..."
This was one of the highlights of Simchas Torah. :-)

In my great-grandfather's Machzor he had pencilled in "singen" and "tanzen"
various times in the margin; so in 18th century Germany (Zeltingen) they had
a similar setup.
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Presumably that was the ONLY dancing done by Yekkes on ST..

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