Thursday 12 October
Rejoicing of the Torah — the annual cycle ends and begins again with hakafot.
שמחת תורה
Simchat Torah 2028
The day the yearly reading of the Torah ends and begins again, with the scrolls carried round in dancing.
In 2028 it falls on Thursday 12 October in Masorti (in Israel) and Reform practice, and on Friday 13 October in Masorti (outside Israel) practice.
Like every day of the Jewish year, it begins at sunset the evening before.
The date
In each branch
Friday 13 October
Rejoicing of the Torah — the annual cycle ends and begins again with hakafot.
Thursday 12 October
Rejoicing of the Torah — the annual cycle ends and begins again with hakafot.
The season
The days around it
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Thursday 5 October · Masorti and Reform
Sukkot
The Feast of Booths — seven days dwelling in the sukkah with the lulav and etrog.
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Thursday 12 October · Masorti and Reform
Shemini Atzeret
The Eighth Day of Assembly — the prayer for rain (Geshem) is added.
In ActivePray, each branch’s holy days and fasts come in its own year, with reminders for them, and every prayer at its hour.
ActivePray on the App StoreSimchat Torah in other years: 2026 · 2027. Every holy day of the year is on the calendar and in Judaism.