Simchat Torah 1455 / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 5216

Day of Celebrating the Torah ✡️

Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year 5216 began on Saturday, 13 October 1455 and ended on Sunday, 14 October 1455.

Simchat Torah (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. It is a component of the Biblical holiday of Shemini Atzeret, which follows immediately after Sukkot. The central celebration takes place during evening services — one of the rare occasions when Torah scrolls are taken from the ark at night. In the morning, the last parashah of Deuteronomy and the first of Genesis are read consecutively, and the congregation dances and sings joyfully with the Torah scrolls.

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Dates for Simchat Torah

Tanakh

Erev Simchat Torah / עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Saturday, 13 October 1455 / 23 Tishrei 5216

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, 14 October 1455 / 23 Tishrei 5216

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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