Simchat Torah 2019

October 2019 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Columbus Day Monday October 14 -5 years, -1 months, -6 days or -1864 days 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Simchat Torah Tuesday October 22 -5 years -29 days or -1856 days 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween Day Thursday October 31 -5 years -20 days or -1847 days

Simchat Torah for the year 2019 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Monday, October 21st ending at sundown on Tuesday, October 22.

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 2019

Tuesday, October 22nd is day number 295 of the 2019 calendar year with -5 years, -29 days until Simchat Torah 2019.