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Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah 2015

שמיני עצרת ושמחת תורה

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah 2015: from the evening of October 4, 2015 until October 6, 2015.

Begins on the evening of

October 4, 2015

Ends

October 6, 2015

Length

2 days

October 5 – 6, 2015

In the Hebrew calendar

22 Tishri

5776

About the holiday

An extra day tacked onto the end of Sukkot, and in the diaspora a second one behind it: Simchat Torah. The prayer for rain is said for the first time in the year, the last verses of Deuteronomy are read and the opening of Genesis follows immediately, so the cycle never has a gap. The scrolls are carried around the synagogue seven times, and the dancing lasts as long as there are people to dance.

Other holidays in 2015

• Tu BiShvat February 4, 2015
• Purim March 5, 2015
• Passover (Pesach) April 4 – 11, 2015
• Yom HaShoah April 16, 2015
• Lag BaOmer May 7, 2015
• Shavuot May 24 – 25, 2015
• Tisha B’Av July 26, 2015
• Rosh Hashanah September 14 – 15, 2015
• Yom Kippur September 23, 2015
• Sukkot September 28 – October 4, 2015
• Hanukkah December 7 – 14, 2015

The exact candle-lighting time depends on sunset where you are. Check with your local community.

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