Simchat Torah 2028 / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 5789

Day of Celebrating the Torah ✡️

Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year 5789 begins at sundown on Thursday, 12 October 2028 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 13 October 2028.

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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Simchat Torah / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 13 October 2028 / 23 Tishrei 5789

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

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

"Simchat Torah" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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