Simchat Torah 2006 / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 5767  
Day of Celebrating the Torah ✡️ 
Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year 5767 began on Saturday, 14 October 2006 Sunday, 15 October 2006 
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 2003 
Saturday Sat , October 18 Oct 18 Sunday Sun , October 19 Oct 19 23 Tishrei 5764 
 
Simchat Torah 2004 
Thursday Thu , October 7 Oct 7 Friday Fri , October 8 Oct 8 23 Tishrei 5765 
 
Simchat Torah 2005 
Tuesday Tue , October 25 Oct 25 Wednesday Wed , October 26 Oct 26 23 Tishrei 5766 
 
Simchat Torah 2006 
Saturday Sat , October 14 Oct 14 Sunday Sun , October 15 Oct 15 23 Tishrei 5767 
 
Simchat Torah 2007 
Thursday Thu , October 4 Oct 4 Friday Fri , October 5 Oct 5 23 Tishrei 5768 
 
Simchat Torah 2008 
Tuesday Tue , October 21 Oct 21 Wednesday Wed , October 22 Oct 22 23 Tishrei 5769 
 
Simchat Torah 2009 
Saturday Sat , October 10 Oct 10 Sunday Sun , October 11 Oct 11 23 Tishrei 5770 
 
Simchat Torah 2010 
Thursday Thu , September 30 Sep 30 Friday Fri , October 1 Oct 1 23 Tishrei 5771 
 
 
 
Tanakh 
Erev Simchat Torah
 / עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 
Saturday, 14 October 2006  / 23 Tishrei 5767  
 
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 
Sunday, 15 October 2006  / 23 Tishrei 5767  
 
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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