Simchat Torah 366 / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 4127

Day of Celebrating the Torah ✡️

Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year 4127 began on and ended on .

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 363 23 Tishrei 4124
Simchat Torah 364 23 Tishrei 4125
Simchat Torah 365 23 Tishrei 4126
Simchat Torah 366 23 Tishrei 4127
Simchat Torah 367 23 Tishrei 4128
Simchat Torah 368 23 Tishrei 4129
Simchat Torah 369 23 Tishrei 4130
Simchat Torah 370 23 Tishrei 4131

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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