Simchat Torah 3454 / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 7215

Day of Celebrating the Torah ✡️

Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year 7215 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Prayer shawl (tallit) with Torah scroll in a synagogue

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

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Simchat Torah 3451 23 Tishrei 7212
Simchat Torah 3452 23 Tishrei 7213
Simchat Torah 3453 23 Tishrei 7214
Simchat Torah 3454 23 Tishrei 7215
Simchat Torah 3455 23 Tishrei 7216
Simchat Torah 3456 23 Tishrei 7217
Simchat Torah 3457 23 Tishrei 7218
Simchat Torah 3458 23 Tishrei 7219

Tanakh

Erev Simchat Torah / עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-17

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
  2. 2: Deuteronomy 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim
  3. 3: Deuteronomy 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim

Simchat Torah / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Genesis 1:1-2:3; Numbers 29:35-30:1

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
  2. 2: Deuteronomy 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim
  3. 3: Deuteronomy 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim
  4. 4: Deuteronomy 33:18-21 · 4 p’sukim
  5. 5: Deuteronomy 33:22-26 · 5 p’sukim
  6. 6: Deuteronomy 33:27-34:12 · 15 p’sukim
  7. 7: Genesis 1:1-2:3 · 34 p’sukim
  8. 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
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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