Simchat Torah 2021

September 2021 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labor Day Monday September 6 -3 years, -3 months, -16 days or -1203 days 7 8 9 10 11 12 Grandparents Day Sunday September 12 -3 years, -3 months, -10 days or -1197 days 13 14 15 16 17 Constitution Citizenship Day Friday September 17 -3 years, -3 months, -5 days or -1192 days 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Simchat Torah Wednesday September 29 -3 years, -2 months, -23 days or -1180 days 30

Simchat Torah for the year 2021 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Tuesday, September 28th ending at sundown on Wednesday, September 29.

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 2021

Wednesday, September 29th is day number 272 of the 2021 calendar year with -3 years, -2 months, -23 days until Simchat Torah 2021.