Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year 5786 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Simchat Torah 2021 | 23 Tishrei 5782 | ||
Simchat Torah 2022 | 23 Tishrei 5783 | ||
Simchat Torah 2023 | 23 Tishrei 5784 | ||
Simchat Torah 2024 | 23 Tishrei 5785 | ||
Simchat Torah 2025 | 23 Tishrei 5786 | ||
Simchat Torah 2026 | 23 Tishrei 5787 | ||
Simchat Torah 2027 | 23 Tishrei 5788 | ||
Simchat Torah 2028 | 23 Tishrei 5789 |
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-17
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Genesis 1:1-2:3; Numbers 29:35-30:1
Haftarah: Joshua 1:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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