When is Simchat Torah?
Simchat Torah 2027 begins at sundown on Saturday, October 23, 2027 and ends at nightfall the next day.
Celebrates finishing the yearly reading of the Torah and starting again, with singing and dancing in the synagogue.
How the date is set: 23 Tishrei outside Israel (22 Tishrei in Israel).
The date in other years
A short history
Simchat Torah (Hebrew: שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה; Ashkenazi: Simchas Torah), also spelled Simhat Torah, is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks 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 (occurring in September or October on the Gregorian calendar). Simchat Torah's main celebration occurs in the synagogue during evening services. In many Orthodox as well as many Conservative congregations, this is the only time of year at which the Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark at night and are also read at night.
From Wikipedia’s article Simchat Torah, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related days
Sources
- Hebcal.com Jewish calendar (CC BY 4.0) Dates
- Wikipedia: Simchat Torah Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)