Simchat Torah שמחת תורה
Rabbinic (D'Rabbanan)
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22-23 Tishrei
Rejoicing of the Torah — celebrates the completion and immediate restart of the annual Torah reading cycle. Torah scrolls are carried in joyful processions (hakafot) around the synagogue. The last portion of Deuteronomy and the first of Genesis are read.
Readings
Torah Reading
Deuteronomy 33-34; Genesis 1:1-2:3
Haftarah Reading
Joshua 1:1-18