Simchat Torah 9947 / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 13708
Day of Celebrating the Torah ✡️
Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year 13708 begins at sundown on Saturday, 29 November 9947 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 30 November 9947 .
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 9944
Thursday Thu , November 2 Nov 2
Friday Fri , November 3 Nov 3
23 Tishrei 13705
Simchat Torah 9945
Thursday Thu , November 22 Nov 22
Friday Fri , November 23 Nov 23
23 Tishrei 13706
Simchat Torah 9946
Monday Mon , November 11 Nov 11
Tuesday Tue , November 12 Nov 12
23 Tishrei 13707
Simchat Torah 9947
Saturday Sat , November 29 Nov 29
Sunday Sun , November 30 Nov 30
23 Tishrei 13708
Simchat Torah 9948
Thursday Thu , November 18 Nov 18
Friday Fri , November 19 Nov 19
23 Tishrei 13709
Simchat Torah 9949
Monday Mon , November 7 Nov 7
Tuesday Tue , November 8 Nov 8
23 Tishrei 13710
Simchat Torah 9950
Saturday Sat , November 25 Nov 25
Sunday Sun , November 26 Nov 26
23 Tishrei 13711
Simchat Torah 9951
Thursday Thu , November 15 Nov 15
Friday Fri , November 16 Nov 16
23 Tishrei 13712
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Saturday, 29 November 9947 / 23 Tishrei 13708
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
Sunday, 30 November 9947 / 23 Tishrei 13708
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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