Simchat Torah 2018

October 2018 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 Simchat Torah Tuesday October 2 -6 years, -2 months, -20 days or -2273 days 3 4 5 6 7 8 Columbus Day Monday October 8 -6 years, -2 months, -14 days or -2267 days 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween Day Wednesday October 31 -6 years, -1 months, -22 days or -2244 days

Simchat Torah for the year 2018 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Monday, October 1st ending at sundown on Tuesday, October 2.

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 2018

Tuesday, October 2nd is day number 275 of the 2018 calendar year with -6 years, -2 months, -20 days until Simchat Torah 2018.