Simchat Torah 2025

October 2025 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Columbus Day Monday October 13 10 months, 21 days or 325 days 14 15 Simchat Torah Wednesday October 15 10 months, 23 days or 327 days 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween Day Friday October 31 11 months, 9 days or 343 days

Simchat Torah for the year 2025 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Tuesday, October 14th ending at sundown on Wednesday, October 15.

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 2025

Wednesday, October 15th is day number 288 of the 2025 calendar year with 10 months, 23 days until Simchat Torah 2025.