Simchat Torah (Jewish)

Name: Simchat Torah (Jewish)
Start: 2019-10-21T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2019-10-22T23:59:59-04:00

October 21, 2019 - October 22, 2019

Simchat Torah / Shemini

Simchat Torah/ Shemini Atzeret marks the conclusion of the annual reading cycle of the Torah, the Five Books of Moses that make up the Jewish Bible. Jews celebrate the Torah by dancing and singing, followed by reading the last word of Deuteronomy and the first word of Genesis in one breath to represent the cyclical relationship between the Jewish People and Torah. Immediately follows Sukkot.

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Start:: October 21, 2019
End:: October 22, 2019
Event Categories:: Jewish, October

Golden Rule

"Do one of the above; And live in such a way that you will enrich, and not diminish, our relatives in the Earth family of animals and plants, soil, air, and water."

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