Simchat Torah 1895 / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 5656
Day of Celebrating the Torah ✡️
Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year 5656 began on Thursday, 10 October 1895 and ended on Friday, 11 October 1895 .
Simchat Torah or Simḥath Torah (also Simkhes Toreh, Hebrew: שִׂמְחַת תורָה , lit., “Rejoicing with/of the Torah,”) is a celebration marking the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle. Simchat Torah is a component of the Biblical Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret (“Eighth Day of Assembly”), which follows immediately after the festival of Sukkot in the month of Tishrei (mid-September to early October on the Gregorian calendar).
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Dates for Simchat Torah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Date
Simchat Torah 1892
Thursday Thu , October 13 Oct 13
Friday Fri , October 14 Oct 14
23 Tishrei 5653
Simchat Torah 1893
Monday Mon , October 2 Oct 2
Tuesday Tue , October 3 Oct 3
23 Tishrei 5654
Simchat Torah 1894
Monday Mon , October 22 Oct 22
Tuesday Tue , October 23 Oct 23
23 Tishrei 5655
Simchat Torah 1895
Thursday Thu , October 10 Oct 10
Friday Fri , October 11 Oct 11
23 Tishrei 5656
Simchat Torah 1896
Tuesday Tue , September 29 Sep 29
Wednesday Wed , September 30 Sep 30
23 Tishrei 5657
Simchat Torah 1897
Monday Mon , October 18 Oct 18
Tuesday Tue , October 19 Oct 19
23 Tishrei 5658
Simchat Torah 1898
Saturday Sat , October 8 Oct 8
Sunday Sun , October 9 Oct 9
23 Tishrei 5659
Simchat Torah 1899
Tuesday Tue , September 26 Sep 26
Wednesday Wed , September 27 Sep 27
23 Tishrei 5660
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Thursday, 10 October 1895 / 23 Tishrei 5656
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 33:1-17
1:
Deuteronomy 33:1-7
· 7 p’sukim
2:
Deuteronomy 33:8-12
· 5 p’sukim
3:
Deuteronomy 33:13-17
· 5 p’sukim
Simchat Torah
/ שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 11 October 1895 / 23 Tishrei 5656
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 ; Genesis 1:1-2:3 ; Numbers 29:35-30:1
1:
Deuteronomy 33:1-7
· 7 p’sukim
2:
Deuteronomy 33:8-12
· 5 p’sukim
3:
Deuteronomy 33:13-17
· 5 p’sukim
4:
Deuteronomy 33:18-21
· 4 p’sukim
5:
Deuteronomy 33:22-26
· 5 p’sukim
6:
Deuteronomy 33:27-34:12
· 15 p’sukim
7:
Genesis 1:1-2:3
· 34 p’sukim
maf:
Numbers 29:35-30:1
· 6 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Joshua 1:1-18
· 18 p’sukim
References
The
Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
(paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh:
The Holy Scriptures
(paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Simchat Torah” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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