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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List of Dates
Simchat Torah begins in the Diaspora on:- Thu, 30 September 2010 at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5771)
- Thu, 20 October 2011 at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5772)
- Mon, 08 October 2012 at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5773)
- Thu, 26 September 2013 at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5774)
- Thu, 16 October 2014 at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5775)
- Mon, 05 October 2015 at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5776)
Erev Simchat Torah - ערב שמחת תורה
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1 - 33:17
1: Deuteronomy 33:1-7
2: Deuteronomy 33:8-12
3: Deuteronomy 33:13-17
Simchat Torah - שמחת תורה
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1 - 34:12 & Numbers 29:35 - 30:1
1: Deuteronomy 33:1-7
2: Deuteronomy 33:8-12
3: Deuteronomy 33:13-17
4: Deuteronomy 33:18-21
5: Deuteronomy 33:22-26
6: Deuteronomy 33:27-34:12
7: Genesis 1:1-2:3
maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1
(6 p'sukim)
Haftarah: Joshua 1:1 - 1:18
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Hebrew - English Bible
- Mechon Mamre
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Simchat Torah" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.