Simchat Torah in 2024

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2024 Date	24 October 2024
2025 Date	14 October 2025

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Simchat Torah (Begins) in

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Updated 08:32

“There is a time to mourn and a time to dance.” (Kohelet 3:4) Ahead of the festivals of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, Jews around the world are asking each other the same question: How can we celebrate? How can we sing and dance with our Show more
— Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (@chiefrabbi) October 23, 2024

BREAKING: the Israeli embassy in Seoul was damaged in a targeted attack today. Nobody was harmed or in the building, as it was closed for Simchat Torah. Jews aren’t just targeted in Israel. Or the US. Or Europe. Or Canada. They are targeted all over the world. Show more
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) October 24, 2024

I'm glad Simchat Torah is over for this year. It was always going to be difficult, being the anniversary of last year's pogrom. I'm glad 5784 is over. One can dream that 5785 will be a year when surviving hostages are returned & when a form of peace is made. Show more
— Gillian Lazarus (@GillianLazarus) October 24, 2024

Chag Sameach to all celebrating #SimchatTorah today! It's a joyous milestone, marking completion & start of annual Torah reading cycle. In 1943 a Simchat Torah took place inside the occupied Lodz ghetto & recorded by Mendel Grossman's Show more
— Holocaust Education (@UCL_Holocaust) October 24, 2024

As we celebrate the joy of the Torah this Simchat Torah, we must also reflect on the enduring resilience of the Jewish people. This day is more than a celebration; it is a declaration of survival, a reminder that even in the face of adversity, our spirit remains unbroken. Chag… Show more
— We Believe in Israel (@WeBelieveIsrael) October 24, 2024

The Board of Deputies wishes the entire Jewish community a meaningful Simchat Torah. Chag Sameach! #SimchatTorah #WeWillDanceAgain
— Board of Deputies of British Jews (@BoardofDeputies) October 23, 2024

“Simchat Torah was born when Jews had lost everything else, but they never lost their capacity to rejoice. A people whose capacity for joy cannot be destroyed is itself indestructible.” - Rabbi Sacks Z''L Quote Board of Deputies of British Jews @BoardofDeputies · 3h The Board of Deputies wishes the entire Jewish community a meaningful Simchat Torah. Chag Sameach!
— Adam Ma’anit (@adammaanit) October 23, 2024

On Simchat Torah we circle the synagogue seven times with the Torah Scrolls, usually with lots of joyful dancing. Tonight we dedicated each circuit to places and people attacked last Simchat Torah, 7 October 2023. /1
— Mark Solomon (@MosheLeibSol) October 23, 2024

Last year, on Simchat Torah, Hamas launched a brutal attack, killing 1,200 innocent people and taking over 200 hostages. Today, 101 are still being held in Gaza. As the holiday begins tonight, we remember those kidnapped, and pray for their safe return. Show more
— Israel in the UK 🇮🇱🤝🇬🇧 (@IsraelinUK) October 23, 2024

Moadim L'simchah to everyone The Jewish new year festivals end on Friday with Simchat Torah, when the reading of the Torah finishes and begins again. In synagogues across the world, the Torah is "danced" through the congregation in celebration. 1/3 Show more
— Hidden Treasures (@SeeTheTreasures) October 23, 2024

Simchat Torah in 2024

Simchat Torah (Hebrew: שמחת תורה) commemorates the joy of the Jews having the Torah (Bible and its instruction). On Simchat Torah, many services read all five Books of Moses.