Simchat Torah 2007

October 2007 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 Simchat Torah Friday October 5 -17 years, -1 months, -17 days or -6258 days 6 7 8 Columbus Day Monday October 8 -17 years, -1 months, -14 days or -6255 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 -17 years -22 days or -6232 days

Simchat Torah for the year 2007 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Thursday, October 4th ending at sundown on Friday, October 5th.

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 2007

Friday, October 5th is day number 278 of the 2007 calendar year with -17 years, -1 month, -17 days until Simchat Torah 2007.