Simchat Torah 2011

October 2011 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Columbus Day Monday October 10 -13 years, -2 months, -12 days or -4822 days 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Simchat Torah Friday October 21 -13 years, -2 months, -1 days or -4811 days 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween Day Monday October 31 -13 years, -1 months, -22 days or -4801 days

Simchat Torah for the year 2011 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Thursday, October 20th ending at sundown on Friday, October 21st.

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 2011

Friday, October 21st is day number 294 of the 2011 calendar year with -13 years, -2 months, -1 day until Simchat Torah 2011.