Simchat Torah 4960 / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 8721

Day of Celebrating the Torah ✡️

Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year 8721 begins at sundown on Saturday, 18 October 4960 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 19 October 4960.

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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Erev Simchat Torah / עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Saturday, 18 October 4960 / 23 Tishrei 8721

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
Sunday, 19 October 4960 / 23 Tishrei 8721

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

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