Simcha and Yiddish noun meaning festive occasion. The term is used for any happy occasion, such as a wedding, Bar Mitzvah or engagement. The day of Simchat Torah, "Rejoice in the Law", which marks the completion and beginning of the annual cycle of reading the Torah. Simcha is also the name of a kosher beer from Saxony, Germany. It was also a slang term used in Jewish-American organized crime circles to refer to a pimp. Simcha is also used as a given name, for men or women. In the Ashkenazi Jewish tradition, the name Simcha is most likely to be used
A Celebration A Celebration "A Celebration" is a song by rock band U2. It was released as a non-album single in March 1982, between the records "October" (1981) and "War" (1983). U2 have re-released the track on two occasions; on the 2004 digital compilation album "The Complete U2", and on the bonus disc of the remastered "October" in 2008. "Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl," commonly shortened to "Party Girl," was released as the B-side. "A Celebration" runs for 2:57. According to Universal Music Publishing Group's sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, it is played in common time at a tempo of 157