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Shemini Atzeret 2024 begins at sunset on October 23, 2024. It is immediately followed by Simchat Torah, which begins at sunset on October 24, 2024, and ends after nightfall on October 25, 2024.
Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on Thursday, 24 October 2024 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 25 October 2024. 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 ...
Simchat Torah: October 23-25, 2024. Following the seven joyous days of Sukkot, we come to the happy holiday of Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah. In the diaspora, the first day is known by its biblical name, Shemini Atzeret.
Simchat Torah (Hebrew: שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה, lit. 'Torah celebration' 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.
In 2024, Simchat Torah (which comes on the heels Shemini Atzeret) begins at nightfall on Oct. 24 and ends the following night. See this link for exact times.
The first reading for Simchat Torah is taken from the very end of the Torah. In this portion. Known in Hebrew as “Ve-zot Ha-berachah,” “this is the blessing,” Moses offers a blessing to the tribes of Israel. After this he prepares for his death.
Shemini Atzeres , which is observed at the end of Succos, is actually its own independent holiday. The individual nature of Shemini Atzeres is apparent in a number of ways. For example, the bracha of Shehechiyanu, is only recited at the start of an extended holiday like Passover and Chanukah. It is, however, recited on Shemini Atzeres.
In Israel, Simchat Torah falls on the same day as Shemini Atzeret. Outside Israel, Simchat Torah will occur on the following days of the secular calendar: Jewish Year 5784: sunset October 7, 2023 - nightfall October 8, 2023; Jewish Year 5785: sunset October 24, 2024 - nightfall October 25, 2024
October 2024 will mark the first Simchat Torah since the devastating events of October 7, 2023. Traditionally a day of joy, dancing, and celebration, this Simchat Torah will also serve as the first yahrzeit for the 1,200 victims and a time to honor the hostages and soldiers who have passed since that day.
Shemini Atzeret (or Shmini Atzeret) is a Jewish holiday dedicated to the love of God. Together with Simchat Torah, it marks the end of the Sukkot (or Sukkoth) festival and is the day on which the yearly cycle of readings from the Torah ends and a new reading cycle begins.