Simchat Torah in United Kingdom - 2023
08 Oct 2023, Sunday
Simchat Torah (Simchas Torah or Simhat Torah) is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah.
How many days ago was Simchat Torah 2023? [Countup]
How many months ago was Simchat Torah 2023?
6 Months, 11 Days
How many weeks ago was Simchat Torah 2023?
27 Weeks, 5 Days
How many days ago was Simchat Torah 2023?
194 Days
How many hours ago was Simchat Torah 2023?
4,656 Hours
How many minutes ago was Simchat Torah 2023?
279,360 Minutes
When was Simchat Torah in United Kingdom 2023?
08 October 2023, Sunday
About: Simchat Torah
Simchat 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, which follows immediately after the festival of Sukkot in the month of Tishrei. The main celebrations of Simchat Torah take place in the synagogue during evening and morning services. In many Orthodox as well as many Conservative congregations, this is the only time of year on which the Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark and read at night. In the morning, the last parashah of Deuteronomy and the first parashah of Genesis are read in the synagogue. On each occasion, when the ark is opened, the worshippers leave their seats to dance and sing with the Torah scrolls in a joyous celebration that can last for several hours.
| Official name | שמחת תורה |
|---|---|
| Also called | Translation: 'Rejoicing with/of the Torah' |
| Observed by | Jews |
| Significance | The culmination of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret. Conclusion of the annual Torah reading cycle. Final Parsha from Deuteronomy is read in synagogue. Everyone is called to the Torah reading. Then first Parsha from Genesis is read. |
| Celebrations | Dancing in synagogue as all the Torah scrolls are carried around in seven circuits (hakafot), melakha (work) is prohibited |
| Date | 22nd (outside of Israel 23rd) day of Tishrei |
| date | 22nd (outside of Israel 23rd) day of Tishrei |
| Related to | Culmination of Sukkot (Tabernacles) |
| Wikidata description | Jewish holiday marking the conclusion of public Torah readings |
| Wikidata id | Q431678 |
| Wikidata label | Simchat Torah |
| Wikidata aliases | Array |
Simchat Torah (2023) in other countries.
| S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 08 Oct, Sunday | Simchat Torah | Hebrew |
| 2 | Canada | 08 Oct, Sunday | Simchat Torah | Hebrew |
| 3 | Germany | 08 Oct, Sunday | Simchat Torah | Observance,Hebrew , Bremen (HB) |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 08 Oct, Sunday | Simchat Torah | Hebrew |
| 5 | United States | 08 Oct, Sunday | Simchat Torah | Hebrew |