When is Simchat Torah 2026?

Simchat Torah 2026 began at sundown on Saturday, October 3, 2026 and ended at nightfall the next day.

When is Simchat Torah 2027?

Simchat Torah 2027 begins at sundown on Saturday, October 23, 2027 and ends at nightfall the next day.

When is Simchat Torah 2028?

Simchat Torah 2028 begins at sundown on Thursday, October 12, 2028 and ends at nightfall the next day.

Jewish holiday

When is Simchat Torah 2025?

Simchat Torah 2025 began at sundown on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 and ended at nightfall the next day.

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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

Year	Date	Notes
2025	Wednesday, October 15	begins at sundown Tue, Oct 14
2026	Sunday, October 4	begins at sundown Sat, Oct 3
2027	Sunday, October 24	begins at sundown Sat, Oct 23
2028	Friday, October 13	begins at sundown Thu, Oct 12

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.