Simchat Torah 2008

October 2008 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Columbus Day Monday October 13 -16 years, -2 months, -9 days or -5914 days 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Simchat Torah Wednesday October 22 -16 years, -2 months or -5905 days 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween Day Friday October 31 -16 years, -1 months, -22 days or -5896 days

Simchat Torah for the year 2008 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Tuesday, October 21st ending at sundown on Wednesday, October 22nd.

Simchat Torah which means rejoicing with the Torah on the Hebrew calendar falls on 22 Tishrei (Israel) and 23 Tishrei (outside Israel). In Israel many will celebrate both Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah on the same day which happens to follow directly after the seven day holiday of Sukkot. Outside Israel many Jews will celebrate Simchat Torah the day after Shemini Atzeret is celebrated thus celebrated on 23 Tishrei.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to the start of Simchat Torah 2008

Wednesday, October 22nd is day number 296 of the 2008 calendar year with -16 years, -2 months, -0 days until Simchat Torah 2008.