Festival reading
שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Simchat Torah
Next observed
Sunday, October 4, 2026·23 Tishrei 5787
Rejoicing in the Torah — the day the annual reading cycle ends and begins again: the final portion (V’Zot HaBerachah) and the opening of Genesis are read back-to-back, with singing and dancing.
The readings
Simchat Torah
שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה- Torah
- Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Genesis 1:1-2:3; Numbers 29:35-30:1
- Haftarah
- Joshua 1:1-18