Simchat Torah / ערב שמחת תורה
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).
Simchat Torah begins at sundown on Mon, 21 October 2019.
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List of Dates
Simchat Torah begins on:- at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5778)
- at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5779)
- at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5780)
- at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5781)
- at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5782)
- at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5783)
- at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5784)
- at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5785)
- at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5786)
- at sundown (23rd of Tishrei, 5787)
Erev Simchat Torah - ערב שמחת תורה
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1 - 33:26
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
Simchat Torah - שמחת תורה
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1 - 34:12; Genesis 1:1 - 2:3; 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
- Sefaria Tanach
- Sefaria.org
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Simchat Torah" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.