Simchat Torah 8954 / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 12715
Day of Celebrating the Torah ✡️
Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year 12715 begins at sundown on Tuesday, 19 November 8954 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, 20 November 8954 .
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 8951
Monday Mon , November 22 Nov 22
Tuesday Tue , November 23 Nov 23
23 Tishrei 12712
Simchat Torah 8952
Saturday Sat , November 11 Nov 11
Sunday Sun , November 12 Nov 12
23 Tishrei 12713
Simchat Torah 8953
Thursday Thu , November 1 Nov 1
Friday Fri , November 2 Nov 2
23 Tishrei 12714
Simchat Torah 8954
Tuesday Tue , November 19 Nov 19
Wednesday Wed , November 20 Nov 20
23 Tishrei 12715
Simchat Torah 8955
Saturday Sat , November 8 Nov 8
Sunday Sun , November 9 Nov 9
23 Tishrei 12716
Simchat Torah 8956
Thursday Thu , October 28 Oct 28
Friday Fri , October 29 Oct 29
23 Tishrei 12717
Simchat Torah 8957
Thursday Thu , November 17 Nov 17
Friday Fri , November 18 Nov 18
23 Tishrei 12718
Simchat Torah 8958
Monday Mon , November 6 Nov 6
Tuesday Tue , November 7 Nov 7
23 Tishrei 12719
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Tuesday, 19 November 8954 / 23 Tishrei 12715
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
Wednesday, 20 November 8954 / 23 Tishrei 12715
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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