Simchat Torah 2013

September 2013 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 Labor Day Monday September 2 -11 years, -3 months, -20 days or -4129 days 3 4 5 6 7 8 Grandparents Day Sunday September 8 -11 years, -3 months, -14 days or -4123 days 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Constitution Citizenship Day Tuesday September 17 -11 years, -3 months, -5 days or -4114 days 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Simchat Torah Friday September 27 -11 years, -2 months, -25 days or -4104 days 28 29 30

Simchat Torah for the year 2013 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Thursday, September 26th ending at sundown on Friday, September 27th.

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 2013

Friday, September 27th is day number 270 of the 2013 calendar year with -11 years, -2 months, -25 days until Simchat Torah 2013.